Book Launch: Reproductive Boundaries by Edmée Ballif
Schedule
Tue Sep 01 2026 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
UCL Social Research Institute | London, EN
About this Event
Programme We will hear from the author, Edmée Ballif, followed by responses to the book from researchers working on reproductive governance (TBD). A drinks reception will follow the talks.
About the book Reproductive Boundaries examines the shifting boundaries of prenatal care in Switzerland, focusing on the Pregnancy Support Center's innovative psychosocial model. By redefining the territory of care, the Center extends its reach beyond the medical domain, exemplifying the reproductivisation of life, the increasing organization of various life aspects through a reproductive lens. Through ethnographic insights into reproductive talk, the book reveals how psychosocial advisors shift the boundaries of reproductive care, balancing support with broader state goals of reproductive governance. Set against Switzerland's history of stratified reproductive policies, the study critically examines how psychosocial care reshapes the landscape of pregnancy, raising questions about surveillance and evolving gender roles. This thought-provoking work invites readers to reconsider the limits and possibilities of care in a fragmented society.
Edmée Ballif was a postdoctoral researcher at UCL’s Social Research Institute in 2022-2023. She is now a research affiliate at the Department of Social Anthropology of the University of Zürich and the coordinator of the Gender Studies Platform of the University of Lausanne.
📘 Order the book: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/reproductive-boundaries/9781978840539
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Where is it happening?
UCL Social Research Institute, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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