China Repro Tech - an international, interdisciplinary conference on reproductive technologies in China (360G-Wellcome-200027_Z_15_Z)

£10,000

In recent years the development and use of assisted reproductive technologies have exploded in China. Since China's first IVF baby was born in 1988, over 350 treatment centres have opened, potentially offering services to the over 90 million estimated infertile individuals in the country today. In addition to IVF, prenatal screening and genetic testing have also increased. This increase in reproductive technologies corresponds with a rise in popular concern about the impact of Chinas rapid social and environmental change on the nation's reproductive health. Such scientific action and medical attention takes place as the nation struggles to strengthen the quality of the Chinese population while managing population quantity after decades of explicitly eugenic governmental policies.Our international, interdisciplinary conference, China Repro Tech, offers historical, sociological, and anthropological perspective on these issues. Held at University of Cambridge, the conference is programmed to reflect the topical specializations of our participants - from the implications of IVF and infertility to the medicalization of gendered bodies and population policies. Our goals include, sharing research, methodologies, and discussion on the socio-cultural, economic, political and historical landscapes shaping reproduction in China today. We expect the workshop to result in both future collaborations and publications.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 10000
Applicant Surname Lamoreaux
Approval Committee Internal Decision Panel for C&S
Award Date 2015-09-30T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2014/15
Grant Programme: Title Small grant in H&SS
Internal ID 200027/Z/15/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Janelle Lamoreaux
Partnership Value 10000
Planned Dates: End Date 2016-10-21T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2015-10-22T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region East of England