Between June and July, Irene Salvo Agoglia, principal investigator of the AdoptARTE project and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at AFIN of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, shared results and experiences from the project at various international conferences.
The journey began in Barcelona on June 10, 11, and 12, within the framework of the IV International ReproMob Congress, organized by AFIN and the Universitat de Barcelona. Alongside Carla Villalta (Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET), Soledad Gesteira (Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET), and Aranzazu Gallego (Universidad de Granada), all researchers linked to AFIN, she co-coordinated the triple panel “(Re)imagining kinship and identity: reproductive injustices, origins and rights.” Over three sessions, researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Belgium, and Spain shared reflections, methodologies, and ethical commitments regarding origins, identities, and injustices.
The second stop was in Bristol (United Kingdom) on June 18 and 19, at the First International Child and Family Conference, organized by the University of Bristol. There, she presented a talk on the ethical, methodological, and political tensions of participatory work with adopted youth. She shared insights on what happens when research is done “with” rather than “on” participants, and how creative processes through art, speech, and the body open pathways for expression and belonging.
The journey culminated in Novi Sad, Serbia, at the 58th International Congress of Americanists (ICA), held between June 30 and July 4, where she participated with two presentations in different exchange spaces, linking AdoptARTE results with broader debates on public policies, assisted reproductive technologies, and surrogacy.
This itinerary not only allowed for disseminating the project’s work but also for continuing to enrich the project and networks of exchange and collaboration.