Book Discussion Group Sperm Donors: Sun 5 - 6:30P CST (Starts Oct 29th)
A 6-week private virtual group to discuss Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception, by Petra Nordqvist and Leah Gilman, with other former sperm donors. Topics of the book and discussions may include regulations, cultural and relational contexts, connectedness, family life, and “how reproductive ‘openness’ might be done differently.” This group is open to anonymous or identified donors. (Our calls are not recorded.)
A 6-week private virtual group to discuss Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception, by Petra Nordqvist and Leah Gilman, with other former sperm donors. Topics of the book and discussions may include regulations, cultural and relational contexts, connectedness, family life, and “how reproductive ‘openness’ might be done differently.” This group is open to anonymous or identified donors. (Our calls are not recorded.)
A 6-week private virtual group to discuss Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception, by Petra Nordqvist and Leah Gilman, with other former sperm donors. Topics of the book and discussions may include regulations, cultural and relational contexts, connectedness, family life, and “how reproductive ‘openness’ might be done differently.” This group is open to anonymous or identified donors. (Our calls are not recorded.)
About the authors: Petra Nordqvist is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester and a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives. Her research explores reproductive technologies, kinship, intimacy, gender and sexualities, and she is particularly well known for her work investigating donor conception and donation from relational perspectives. She has previously co-authored Relative Strangers: Family Life, Genes and Donor Conception (Palgrave Macmillan 2014, with Carol Smart), and has published widely in a range of academic journals.
Leah Gilman is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at The University of Manchester and a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives. Her research encompasses the sociology of reproduction, childhood and family studies, as well as creative research methods. Her work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, including Sociology, Sociology of Health and Illness and Families Relationships and Societies.