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SwissRepro Launch Event

To launch our network, we invite all Swiss-based repro scholars to a one-day conference in Zurich, on the 13th of May 2025. To register click here!

The aim of the SwissRepro Launch Event is twofold:

  • reflect on the past, present, and future of reproductive studies, with contributions from our two keynote speakers Prof. Marcia Inhorn and Prof. Sarah Franklin
  • showcase current research projects in Switzerland and allow reproductive scholars to meet and network.

SwissRepro Launch Event Flyer (PDF, 1 MB)

Keynotes

Marcia C. Inhorn, PhD, MPH, is the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University, where she also chairs the Council on Middle East Studies. A leading authority in reproduction studies, Inhorn’s pioneering work over the past 35 years has focused on the social, cultural, and ethical dimensions of infertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the Middle East and among Arab diasporas. Her extensive ethnographic research in countries such as Egypt, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. has illuminated the impact of ART on gender, religion, and health in these regions.

Sarah Franklin, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, where she holds a leading role in the field of reproduction studies. A distinguished scholar of feminist science studies, Franklin is internationally recognized for her pioneering research on the social, cultural, and ethical implications of reproductive and genetic technologies. Her work has significantly shaped the understanding of how technologies like in vitro fertilization (IVF), cloning, and stem cell research have transformed concepts of kinship, gender, and biology.

 

Convenors

Organised by:

Supported by:

  • Prof. Annuska Derks (Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies & URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich)
  • PD Dr. Nina Jakoby (Department of Sociology & URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich)
  • Prof. Alice Margaria (Faculty of Law & URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich)
  • Anina Meier (Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies & URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich)
  • Prof. Marta Roca i Escoda (Center for Gender Studies, University of Lausanne)
  • Prof. Caroline Rusterholz  (Department of Contemporary History, University of Fribourg)
  • Prof. Carolin Schurr (Institute of Geography, University of Bern)

Practical details

The conference is co-hosted by the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded and the Department of Social Anthropology (ISEK) at the University of Zurich.

  • Date: 13th May 2024
  • Time: approximately 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
  • Place: Rämistrasse 59, in the Aula RAA-G-01, University of Zurich
  • Language: The conference will be held in English to facilitate exchanges.
     

How to participate

Conference attendance
Attendance to the conference is free but all participants must register here.

Program – Tuesday, 13 May 2025

8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:15 Welcome and introduction
Edmée Ballif, Molly Fitzpatrick and Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess
9:15-10:00 First Keynote: Marcia Inhorn (Yale University), The Anthropology of
Reproduction: Forty Years of Feminist Ethnography and the Future of the Field
10:00-10:45 Second Keynote: Sarah Franklin (University of Cambridge),
‘He’s Behind You!’: ghostly presences in reproductive research
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:15

Short presentations: Having or not having children
Katja Rost (University of Zurich)
Jolene Yiqiao Kong (Geneva Graduate Institute)
Eléonore Crunchant (University of Geneva)
Maila Mertens (University of Zurich)
Yolinliztli Pérez-Hernández (University of Bern)
Arushi Sahay (Geneva Graduate Institute)

12:15-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-15:00

Short presentations: Families at the reproductive frontier
Léo Theissing and Carole Ammann (University of Lucerne)
Nathalie Neeser (University of Basel)
Sil Suparba (University of Lucerne)
Agnes Kandlbinder (University of Zurich)


Short presentations: Experiences of reproductive care
Mica Palaz, Caroline Chautems and Marta Roca Escoda (University of Lausanne)
Selma Mouchel (University of Lausanne)
Solène Gouilhers (University of Geneva)
Clara Blanc (Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud)
Marlyse Debergh (University of Fribourg)

15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-16:30 Short presentations: Reproductive governance
Nicole Bourbonnais (Geneva Graduate Institute)
Carolina Topini (University of Glasgow)
Sandra Bärnreuther (University of Lucerne)
Carolin Schurr (University of Bern)
Véronique Boillet and Marta Roca i Escoda (University of Lausanne)
Victor Santos Rodriguez (Geneva Graduate Institute)
16:30-17:00 General meeting: Discussion of future directions for SwissRepro
Edmée Ballif, Molly Fitzpatrick and Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess
17:00-17:30 Closing remarks
Edmée Ballif, Molly Fitzpatrick and Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess
From 17:30 Apéro

 

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