On 13 and 14 October, the symposium “Cripping Reproductive Justice: Rethinking Reproductive Futures” took place at the Foto Colectania Foundation (Pg. de Picasso, 14, Barcelona). The event was held in a hybrid format (in person and online) and included simultaneous interpretation into American Sign Language. It was organised by Hannah Gibson (MSCA postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology) and Laura Sanmiquel (Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Social Psychology), both members of the AFIN research group.
Focused on the experiences of disabled people from the perspectives of reproductive justice and disability justice, the symposium brought together contributions from a wide range of approaches. Participants included academics from fields such as the social sciences, as well as from other areas including narrative studies, development studies, law, and theatre. Several of the participants are also engaged in activist work.
The opening keynote was delivered by Dr Alison Kafer, Embrey Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin (USA).
The second day opened with a participatory workshop facilitated by Kayla Rush, based on speculative narrative as a form of resistance.
The event concluded with the reading of a message of solidarity sent by anthropologists Rayna Rapp and Faye Ginsburg (New York University), addressed to all those attending the symposium.