On January 29, AFIN participated in the 4th Catalan Congress of Anthropology (CoCA) with the symposium “Anthropology and health in Catalonia: sexualities, reproduction, and upbringing,” coordinated by Bruna Alvarez and Carolina Remorini.
The symposium reflected on the challenges of Anthropology in understanding bodies, sexualities, and the processes of reproduction and upbringing as spheres shaped by social, economic, and political relations. In the face of current theoretical, methodological, and ethical challenges, the need to incorporate Anthropology professionals into healthcare teams was emphasized, as well as the importance of considering reproductive mobilities, support networks, care, sexuality, childhood, and the environmental crisis in the decisions and experiences of pregnant people.
AFIN members participated in this symposium with the following papers:
- “Traveling to be a ‘late’ mother: experiences of cross-border reproduction,” by Alexandra Desy.
- “What are children interested in regarding sexuality? An exploration of narratives and questions from primary school boys and girls in Catalonia,” by Estel Malgosa Gasol.
- “There is no such thing as a ‘healthy child.’ An ethnographic reading of pediatric check-ups in primary care centers in Catalonia,” by Carolina Remorini and Camille Roperch.
- “Reproductive mobilities from the United Kingdom to Spain,” by Bruna Álvarez.
- “First-trimester gestational losses in the Catalan health system,” by Giulia Colavolpe-Severi and Ana Isabel Sánchez Larrosa.
- “Reproductive health through gender and care: urban experiences of environmental risk and maternal care strategies in Barcelona,” by Ana Cerezuela.
Likewise, the symposium featured the participation of researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Rovira i Virgili University, along with an audience with whom questions and debates were shared.
More details at: https://coca.antropologia.cat/simposi/antropologia-y-salud-en-catalunya-sexualidades-reproduccion-y-crianza/