Hello all,
Please find attached and below details of the plenary speaker address for the BSA Human Reproduction Study Group conference taking place on Tuesday 23rd
May at De Montfort University.
***Abstracts due this Wednesday 15th March***
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Presentation slots will be 15 minutes in duration.
Plenary Speaker: Professor Jacqui Gabb
Unsettling lesbian motherhood: Critical reflections over a generation (1990-2015)
The UK is recognised as one of the most progressive countries for LGBTQ rights in Europe. In this paper I will explore how advancements in equality rights and positive
social attitudinal changes have been experienced by lesbian mothers over a generation (1990-2015). I reflect on moments where sexuality and relationships become meaningful to draw attention to the factors that shape queer motherhood. This highlights the need
to problematize coupledom and unpicks the conflation of temporal progression, progressive rights and narratives of progress. Autobiographical moments are combined with data from empirical research to open up discussion on the subject and also facilitate reflection
on how we understand and come to know queer parenthood.
Professor Jacqui Gabb
is Chair of Sociology and Intimacy at The Open University, UK. Interests centre on interdisciplinary approaches for researching and theorizing intimacy, sexuality and family life. She has
completed RCUK-funded projects on lesbian parenthood, intimacy and sexuality in families, and post-divorce fatherhood.
Findings from her recent study on long-term couple relationships have been published in a self-help handbook
The Secrets of Enduring Love (Penguin, Random House, 2016) and ‘translated’ into online relationship resources for young people and an eLearning pack for teachers. Academic publications include
Couple Relationships in the 21st Century (Palgrave, 2015) and Researching Intimacy in Families
(Palgrave, 2008).
Many Thanks,
Dr Kylie Baldwin
Senior Lecturer
Health Studies and Sociology
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