Re-Worlding Reproduction: A Transformative Conference

/ November 12, 2024

Re-Worlding Reproduction: A Transformative Conference at Future Africa, University of Pretoria Tariro Moyana reflects on the Re-worlding Reproduction Conference In September 2024, the Future Africa campus at the University of Pretoria became a crucible of critical thought and innovative dialogue during the “Re-Worlding Reproduction” conference. This gathering was far more than a typical academic event—it was a powerful reimagining of

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Re-imagining Reproduction at the Re-worlding Reproduction conference

/ November 5, 2024

4 November 2024 Re-imagining Reproduction at the Re-worlding Reproduction conference In collaboration with the Emerging Assisted Reproductive Markets in Southern Africa project (Monash University, University of the Witwatersrand and University of Amsterdam), the Re-imagining Reproduction project co-organised the ‘Re-worlding Reproduction: Navigating Emerging Knowledge, Politics, and Justice’ conference held on 16 – 19 September 2024 at Future Africa, University of Pretoria.

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Conceiving Change Conference

/ August 28, 2024

Conceiving Change: Re-imagining Reproduction in Africa Conference Tariro Moyana and Roselyn Kanyemba reflects on the keynote addresses The Conceiving Change Conference, held in Harare in June 2024, brought together leading scholars to explore the intricate landscape of reproduction in African contexts. Keynote addresses by Professor Rudo Gaidzanwa and Dr Sandra Bhatasara illuminated the complex intersections of biology, culture, and social

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Unusual Spaces of Care and Caring

/ August 22, 2024

Unusual Spaces of Care and Caring: Diemo reflects on the Wellcome Trust Symposium On the first day of the symposium, we were tasked with co-creating a ‘contract of care’, where we shared with each other what we hoped to gain from the space and what we would like to contribute to the space. From the onset, this established the symposium

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Dr Saibu Mutaru delivers The Evans-Pritchard Lectures at the University of Oxford

/ August 6, 2024

6 August 2024 Dr Saibu Mutaru delivers The Evans-Pritchard Lectures at the University of Oxford In April and May 2024, Dr Saibu Mutaru, a postdoctoral fellow in the Re-imagining Reproduction project, delivered the 2024 Evans-Pritchard Lectures in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. The lecture series was titled Naming the Witch, Housing the Witch and Living with Witchcraft: An

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Re-imagining Reproduction team attends the Wellcome Trust Symposium in Bristol

/ August 1, 2024

1 August 2024 Re-imagining Reproduction team attends the Wellcome Trust Symposium in Bristol On 15 – 19 July 2024, five members of the Re-imagining Reproduction team attended the Best Practice in Engagement and Culture Symposium hosted at the Watershed Arts Centre in Bristol. The symposium brought together the eight projects that received the Wellcome Trust Research Development Award (RDA).  

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Re-imagining Reproduction Project Hosts Interactive Writing Workshop

/ July 19, 2024

19 July 2024 Re-Imagining Reproduction project hosts interactive writing workshop Re-Imagining Reproduction project hosts another interactive writing workshop at the Women’s University if Africa, Zimbabwe on the 27th of June, 2024. As is our practice, in attendance were scholars at different levels, including senior staff, Doctoral, Masters and Honours students. The interactive sessions entailed sharing on academic writing and publishing.

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Summary on Keynotes- Conceiving Change Conference

/ July 11, 2024

11 July 2024 Summary on Keynotes- Conceiving Change Conference The keynote speakers at the Conceiving Change conference were Professor Rudo Gaidzanwa, a retired professor from the University of Zimbabwe and Dr Sandra Bhatasara, a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe.   Professor Gaidzanwa delved into the multifaceted nature of reproduction, emphasising its complexity, political implications, and inherent uncertainties. She first

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A Visit to Zimbabwe

/ July 8, 2024

A Visit to Zimbabwe By Stephen Ombere The Re-imagining Reproduction (Re-Re) project organizes rotational country visits for postdoctoral fellows every year. The in-country postdoctoral fellows take the lead in conceptualising and planning the visits.    In June 2024, the Re-Re team were hosted by postdoctoral fellows from Zimbabwe. I visited Zimbabwe for the first time. Arriving at Harare International Airport

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The Re-imagining Reproduction project hosts the Conceiving Change conference in Harare

/ July 3, 2024

3 July 2024 The Reimagining Reproduction project hosts the Conceiving Change conference in Harare Between 27th and 28th June 2024, the Reimagining Reproduction project held a conference at the Bronte Garden Hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe. The conference dubbed “Conceiving Change” brought together academics and activists to explore the different ways in which reproduction is conceived, and to interrogate and understand

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