The aims of the workshop were twofold:
- 1) To welcome two international visitors, Dr Rosemond Hiadzi from The university of Ghana and Dr Giselle Newton from the University of Queensland, to the university, and
- 2) to foster international and interdisciplinary collaborations on the theme of reproduction. Those who registered for the workshop included colleagues in Sociology, Law, Bioethics, Journalism, English Literature and Radiology.
The half-day event began with presentations from our international visitors. Dr Hiadzi’s presentation explored how social and cultural factors ‘assist’ reproduction, including religion and social attitudes to family and fertility. Next Dr Newton offered a typology regarding the ways in which reproduction is (increasingly) digitally mediated. Presentations were followed by ‘mini roundtable’ discussions on the themes of ‘being reproduced: social and genetic inheritance’, ‘reproduction in a globalised and mediated context’ and ‘assisting reproductive (in)justice.’ The roundtables provided an opportunity for participants to share ongoing or emerging research interests and ideas and to develop contacts for future events and workshops.
