Anna Salakova is a PhD candidate in the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R, sub-project 3 Ethnography of Human Reproduction in Single Case Studies in Threshold Areas.

Anna's research will examine altruistic gestational surrogacy in Vietnam, where the practice is legally restricted to family members. Through ethnographic fieldwork, she will analyze the decision-making processes involved in surrogacy, the experiences of participants, and how the practice redefines kinship ties, shedding light on the moral economies and power dynamics at play in familial acts of care and exchange.

Education

• Master’s in Humanities and Social Sciences – École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (2024). Research focus: anthropology, gender studies, Vietnam.
• Bachelor of Arts in European Studies – Maastricht University (2020)

Academic internships and research experience

• Researcher at the International Observatory on Sexual Exploitation – Scelles Foundation (10.2023 – 04.2024)
• Intern at the Institute of Ethnology in the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (07.2022 – 09.2022)
• Ethnographic fieldwork with Vietnamese diaspora communities in Marseille, France (April 2022)