13.05.2025 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, 626 KB)

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.

Organised by:

• Dr. Edmée Ballif (Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies & URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich)
• Dr. Molly Fitzpatrick (Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, University of Zurich)
• Dr. Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess (Faculty of Law & URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich)

Supported by:

• Prof. Annuska Derks (Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies & URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich)
• Prof. 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)

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 2025
• 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.
   

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

After the successful SwissRepro Launch Event, we are happy to share some impressions in the slide show below. We thank all participants and organizers.