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In the fertility and cosmetics industries, women's body products -
such as urine, eggs, and placentas - have moved from being seen as
waste to becoming valuable ingredients. Taking a sociological and
anthropological perspective, the author focuses in particular on
the role that countries like Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, and
Japan play in the reproductive products industry, and discusses the
moral limits of the cultural and rhetorical trajectories that turn
women's body products into internationally mobile substances.
In recent decades the concept of kinship has been challenged and
reinvigorated by the so-called "repatriation of anthropology" and
by the influence of feminist studies, queer studies, adoption
studies, and science and technology studies. These
interdisciplinary approaches have been further developed by
increases in infertility, reproductive travel, and the emergence of
critical movements among transnational adoptees, all of which have
served to question how kinship is now practiced. Critical Kinship
Studies brings together theoretical and disciplinary perspectives
and analytically sensitive perspectives aiming to explore the
manifold versions of kinship and the ways in which kinship norms
are enforced or challenged. The Rowman and Littlefield
International - Intersections series presents an overview of the
latest research and emerging trends in some of the most dynamic
areas of research in the Humanities and Social Sciences today.
Critical Kinship Studies should be of particular interest to
students and scholars in Anthropology, Sociology, Cultural Studies,
Medical Humanities, Politics, Gender and Queer Studies and
Globalization.
In recent decades the concept of kinship has been challenged and
reinvigorated by the so-called "repatriation of anthropology" and
by the influence of feminist studies, queer studies, adoption
studies, and science and technology studies. These
interdisciplinary approaches have been further developed by
increases in infertility, reproductive travel, and the emergence of
critical movements among transnational adoptees, all of which have
served to question how kinship is now practiced. Critical Kinship
Studies brings together theoretical and disciplinary perspectives
and analytically sensitive perspectives aiming to explore the
manifold versions of kinship and the ways in which kinship norms
are enforced or challenged. The Rowman and Littlefield
International - Intersections series presents an overview of the
latest research and emerging trends in some of the most dynamic
areas of research in the Humanities and Social Sciences today.
Critical Kinship Studies should be of particular interest to
students and scholars in Anthropology, Sociology, Cultural Studies,
Medical Humanities, Politics, Gender and Queer Studies and
Globalization.
Reproduction has entered a new ice age: the ability to cryopreserve
reproductive cells, tissue and embryos are fundamentally changing
our understanding of what it means to be a reproductive citizen.
This book explores the ways in which visions of desirable
reproductive futures entangle with advances in freezing
technologies, with the authors situating their discussions of
cryo-fertility within the Scandinavian region, asking: * How does
cryopreservation help mobilize particular understandings of
reproductive time, reproductive rights and reproductive autonomy? *
What values are embedded within Scandinavian laws that seek to
regulate cryo-technologies? * How are frozen states enacted in
clinical settings and how do the women and men who freeze imagine
the preservation of reproductive parts? These questions demand a
collaborative approach. The authors empirically cut across the
arenas of bioethics/law, practices/experiences, and
culture/commerce in order to pin down often complex and
far-reaching answers.
Gender Communication Theories and Analyses surveys the field of
gender and communication with a particular focus on gender and
communication theories and methods. How have theories about gender
and communication evolved and been influenced by first-, second-,
and third-wave feminisms? And similarly, how have feminist
communication scholars been inspired by existing methods and
aspired to generate their own? The goal of the text is to help
readers develop analytic focus and knowledge about their underlying
assumptions that gender communication scholars use in their work.
Features and Benefits: Applies theoretical and methodological
lenses to contemporary cases, allowing readers to see gender and
communcation theory work in action. Presents a comprehensive
introduction to particular feminist theories and methodologies.
Provides effective end-of-chapter cases and sample analyses that
help readers see the kinds of questions and analyses that a
particular theory and method bring into play. Discusses
contemporary research in gender and communication and expands on
future directions for research.
Gender Communication Theories and Analyses surveys the field of
gender and communication with a particular focus on gender and
communication theories and methods. How have theories about gender
and communication evolved and been influenced by first-, second-,
and third-wave feminisms? And similarly, how have feminist
communication scholars been inspired by existing methods and
aspired to generate their own? The goal of the text is to help
readers develop analytic focus and knowledge about their underlying
assumptions that gender communication scholars use in their work.
Features and Benefits: Applies theoretical and methodological
lenses to contemporary cases, allowing readers to see gender and
communcation theory work in action. Presents a comprehensive
introduction to particular feminist theories and methodologies.
Provides effective end-of-chapter cases and sample analyses that
help readers see the kinds of questions and analyses that a
particular theory and method bring into play. Discusses
contemporary research in gender and communication and expands on
future directions for research.
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