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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:
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.
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The conference is co-hosted by the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded and the Department of Social Anthropology (ISEK) at the University of Zurich.
Conference attendance
Attendance to the conference is free but all participants must register here.
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 |
12:15-13:30 | Lunch break |
13:30-15:00 |
Short presentations: Families at the reproductive frontier
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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 |