Programme

9.30am – Registration

9.50am – Welcome

10.00am – Fiona Woollard: ‘Motherhood, Objectification and the Self’

10.50am – Refreshment break

11.20am – Isabel Davis: ‘Wind eggs and mere conceptions: false pregnancies past and present’

12.10pm – Lunch 

During the lunch break (as well as the morning and afternoon refreshment breaks) delegates will have an opportunity to examine the poster presentation, which will be displayed outside the lecture theatre, and discuss the content with the presenters.

1.10pm –  Kajsa Ekis Ekman: ‘Surrogacy, Colonialism and the Deconstruction of Mothers’

2.00pm – Amy Mullin: ‘Assessing and Sharing the Burdens and Benefits of Pregnancy’

2.50pm – Refreshment break

3.20pm – Graduate panel
Merel Veldhuizen, Kirsty Bolton, Mariana Thomas, and Teresa Baron

5.15pm – Close of proceedings

 

Registration

Join us at the University of Southampton on Friday 21 June 2019 to explore various understandings of pregnancy, maternity, and the Self. Registration for the conference is now open and will close on 10 June.

The conference has been funded by the generosity of the Society of Applied Philosophy and the Southampton Ethics Centre. The event is open to all and is free of charge.

Book your place at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pregnancy-maternity-and-the-self-conference-tickets-61156990204?utm_term=eventurl_text

If you have any mobility requirements please email Tracy Storey on tps@soton.ac.uk with your requirements once you have completed this booking.