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*Tracing Reproductive Debris: Conceptualizing the 'fallouts' and 'whatis left-behind' of reproductive actions and decisions*Tidemarks indicate the movements that push and pull against the sea,
leaving debris behind. This panel theorizes the notions of reproduction
and debris by bringing attention to what has been left behind in the
cultural practice and theoretical construction of reproduction. Whether
conceptualized as fragments, treasures, wreckage, or salvage, the
cultural and social debris surrounding reproduction is both contested
and controversial. This panel considers reproductive debris as
polysemic, by including the various consequences and complications
surrounding reproductive decisions---both embodied experiences of pain
and suffering, as well as unexpected joys or benefits---all of which
reflect the various by-products of reproduction. By focusing on what is
'left behind,' we seek to make visible those practices, bodies, and
objects that are the debris of reproduction.
Through using the concept of debris, our panel intends to bring together
views oriented to the biomedical or technical aspects of reproduction
with those oriented to the embodied experiences and subjectivity of
reproduction. This panel re-orients the scholar to study power relations
underscoring reproduction through fragments, pieces, and stories. The
panel engages in a much needed academic dialogue that asks how power and
value are re-inscribed not only via the fractured bits and bodies of
reproductive debris but also through disciplinary and theoretical
boundaries. Through tracing reproductive debris, this panel not only
contributes to theorizing reproduction, but also asks us to account for
the obscured, yet significant, fragments of reproduction.
Please email your abstracts (no more than 250 words), along with your
contact information (name, institutional affiliation, dept, and email
address) to:
Jennifer Aengst (jcaengst@ucdavis. edu)
Megan McCullough (mmccull@brandeis.edu)
Kim Gutschow (Kim Gutschow )
by Feb. 18th
Thanks!
Jen, Megan, and Kim
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