Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Advanced Seminar Series 2020
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.
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.
Seminar 1: Pregnancy. 10.30am-11.40am BST, Thursday 22 October 2020 - Recording now available to watch.
The first seminar focused on Pregnancy. We discussed topics ranging from health and wellbeing through and between pregnancies to how pregnancy challenges boundaries between the self and the other.
If you missed this seminar, you can watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJyxIaiEX5Y&feature=youtu.be
Speakers
Nisreen Alwan (Public Health) Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Interconception.
Clare Hanson (English) Epigenetics, Maternal Chimeras and Codevelopment.
Alexander Julin Mortensen (Philosophy) The Metaphysics of Pregnancy
Yonat Nitzan-Green (Art) Understanding Maternal Subjectivity Through Art.
Chair
Fiona Woollard (Philosophy)
If you missed this seminar, you can watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJyxIaiEX5Y&feature=youtu.be
Speakers
Nisreen Alwan (Public Health) Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Interconception.
Clare Hanson (English) Epigenetics, Maternal Chimeras and Codevelopment.
Alexander Julin Mortensen (Philosophy) The Metaphysics of Pregnancy
Yonat Nitzan-Green (Art) Understanding Maternal Subjectivity Through Art.
Chair
Fiona Woollard (Philosophy)
Seminar 2: Motherhood. 2pm - 3.10pm GMT, Tuesday 17th November 2020
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 https://youtu.be/7KNA8F6c4VA
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 Geddes (Philosophy)
To join the seminar through YouTube, follow this link https://youtu.be/7KNA8F6c4VA
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 Geddes (Philosophy)
Seminar 3: Birth. 10.30pm-11.40pm UK time (BST), Thursday 24th June 2021.
Our third seminar will explore how birth is represented on film, the stage and literature and contemporary experiences of birth. We will look at agency in birth and how those who wish to give birth outside the guidelines are/ should be suppported.
To join the seminar through YouTube, follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEPga-ch_3s
The link to watch through Facebook will be provided 7 days before each event.
Confirmed speakers
Elselijn Kingma (Philosophy) and Lisa Smith (Consultant Midwife, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton) Birthing Outside the Guidelines
Kirsty Bolton (English) Women’s Agency in the Birthing Room in Medieval Romance.
Sofia Bull (Film) Representations of Birth in Television
Anita Sikora (Politics, Languages, and International Studies /Music) Birth on the Early Modern Stage.
Chair
Fiona Woollard (Philosophy)
To join the seminar through YouTube, follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEPga-ch_3s
The link to watch through Facebook will be provided 7 days before each event.
Confirmed speakers
Elselijn Kingma (Philosophy) and Lisa Smith (Consultant Midwife, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton) Birthing Outside the Guidelines
Kirsty Bolton (English) Women’s Agency in the Birthing Room in Medieval Romance.
Sofia Bull (Film) Representations of Birth in Television
Anita Sikora (Politics, Languages, and International Studies /Music) Birth on the Early Modern Stage.
Chair
Fiona Woollard (Philosophy)
How to Take Part
You can watch the seminars through YouTube or Facebook.
To watch the seminars through YouTube, follow these links:
Pregnancy: Recording of seminar available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJyxIaiEX5Y&feature=youtu.be
Motherhood: https://youtu.be/7KNA8F6c4VA
Birth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEPga-ch_3s
The link to watch through Facebook will be provided 7 days before each event.
To watch the Pregnancy Seminar on Facebook follow this link https://www.facebook.com/140093963133059/posts/1049346082207838/
There will be a panel discussion, then a short break, then speakers will respond to questions and comments posted by the audience.
Comments can be submitted through the chat or comment function on YouTube or Facebook. You will need to have an account on Facebook Live or YouTube Live (Gmail account) to be able to use the chat. If you are unable to comment in this way, you can send questions using the Contact us form on the website: https://www.humanworldsfestival.com/contact_us/
To watch the seminars through YouTube, follow these links:
Pregnancy: Recording of seminar available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJyxIaiEX5Y&feature=youtu.be
Motherhood: https://youtu.be/7KNA8F6c4VA
Birth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEPga-ch_3s
The link to watch through Facebook will be provided 7 days before each event.
To watch the Pregnancy Seminar on Facebook follow this link https://www.facebook.com/140093963133059/posts/1049346082207838/
There will be a panel discussion, then a short break, then speakers will respond to questions and comments posted by the audience.
Comments can be submitted through the chat or comment function on YouTube or Facebook. You will need to have an account on Facebook Live or YouTube Live (Gmail account) to be able to use the chat. If you are unable to comment in this way, you can send questions using the Contact us form on the website: https://www.humanworldsfestival.com/contact_us/
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You can watch a short video introducing the project here.
You can watch a short video introducing the project here.