On October 13, 2025, the symposium “Cripping Reproductive Justice: Rethinking Reproductive Futures” will be held in Barcelona, coordinated by Dr. Hannah Gibson and Dr. Laura Sanmiquel from the AFIN group. The event will bring together scholars and activists to reflect on the intersection between disability and reproductive justice, with special emphasis on the first-hand experiences of people with disabilities.
The symposium will feature an inaugural lecture by Dr. Alison Kafer, Embrey Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas, and a participatory workshop that will use speculative narrative as both a form of resistance and a methodological tool.
The call invites the submission of paper proposals in English, each lasting 15 minutes, focusing on the experiences of people with disabilities and critically engaging with the approaches of reproductive justice and disability justice. Abstracts (up to 300 words) may be submitted until May 13, 2025, at:
cg.cripping.reproductive.justice@uab.cat.
Contributions will be valued from diverse perspectives, including those that use frameworks such as crip theory, social justice, community action, speculative methods, and intersectional justice approaches. The symposium particularly encourages the participation of academics and activists with disabilities. For further information, please check the call for papers.