Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood - Seminar 2: Motherhood Seminar

Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood are amongst the experiences most central to human lives. In 3 online events, the University of Southampton Faculty of Arts and Humanities Advanced Seminar Series 2020 brings together scholars working on Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood, from across the arts and humanities and beyond.

​Sessions will include a panel discussion, followed by a short break, then speakers will respond to questions and comments from the audience. As the seminars will be recorded and made publicly available, we will ask participants to post written questions which will be read out by the Chair.

The seminars on Pregnancy and Birth will be part of the University of Southampton Human Worlds Festival 2020.

To join each seminar, follow the links below at the time when the seminar starts.

 

The second seminar focuses on Motherhood. We will explore expectations and representations of mothers from the past to the modern day, maternal and infant health and wellbeing, and the pressure and judgment that many mothers feel.

To join the seminar through YouTube, follow this link
The link to watch through Facebook will be provided 7 days before each event.

Speakers
Mark Hanson (Medicine and DoHad) Maternal Responsibility and Blame, Preparing for Pregnancy, and the Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal and Child Health.
Mariana Thomas (English) Maternal Life Writing.
Fiona Woollard (Philosophy) Maternal duties and Reproductive Objectification.

Chair
Alexander Mortensen (Philosophy)

 

Further information on the first seminar in this series can be found here.

The third and final seminar will take place in February 2021, further information to follow and will be found on the seminar pages when available.

 

For further information on this series please follow this link.