Video Blog 10: A Global Human Community?
In this installment of the Abortion Figurations video blog series, Marta Bucholc talks about the idea of a global human community. When and how did the idea of unity and communion between all citizens of the world emerge? What are the connections between this idea and the idea of human rights? Watch to find out!
Video Blog 9: M.L. v Poland
On 14 December 2023, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in the case of M.L. v Poland. The court has ruled, that the 2020 ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, prohibiting abortion on grounds of foetal abnormality, has resulted in the plaintiff’s human rights being violated. In this installment of the project’s […]
21-22 March 2024: Gendered Autocratization Conference
From March 21st to 22nd, members of the Abortion Figurations team were accepted to the Gendered Autocratization Conference at the Centre on Law and Social Transformation in Bergen, Norway. The main discussions centered on the use of anti-gender rhetoric in different countries, collaboration among junior scholars in gender research, and exploring specificities at regional and […]
Video Blog 8: Abortion Legalization in Argentina
In the newest installment of the project’s video blogs, our team member, Carolina Mosquera Vera, talks about the process of abortion legalization as it happened in Argentina, one of our fieldwork countries. Check it out!
13 March 2024: Kiedy prawo stwarza outsiderów
On 13 March 2024, our PI Marta Bucholc has given a lecture “Kiedy prawo stwarza outsiderów” [When Law Creates the Outsiders] as an annual lecture in memory of dr Lena Kondratiewa-Bryzik. The lecture (in Polish) was organized by the Poznań Human Rights Center. Check out the pictures from the event: https://www.facebook.com/PHRC.HumanRights
SAG Bulletin on Academic Freedom with Marta Bucholc
Marta Bucholc has published an article in the new SAG Bulletin on Academic Freedom! Her piece considers the academic freedom in Poland after the October 2023 elections. Find the complete issue here: https://www.sagw.ch/sagw/aktuell/publikationen/details/news/bulletin-1-24-akademische-freiheit.
„The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75: Rethinking and Constructing Future Together”
This week, the Abortion Figurations team participated in the International Inter and Transdisciplinary Conference at Ghent University, Belgium. Our presentations included: 1. “Relocating the lens of intersex rights: Narratives from Greece and Serbia” by Nikoletta Pikramenou (from AF) and Professor Jelena Simić. 2. “Mold and Malleability of Human Rights and Reproductive Equality: Scapegoating Universalism in […]
75th Anniversary of Human Rights Declaration
Tune in for a special, anniversary episode of the Abortion Figurations project videoblog! The 10th December 2023 is the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This was a milestone in creating a framework of human rights – rights, which do not exclude anyone, a foundation for a better future. Or would they? […]
RED LINES, RED TAPES CONFERENCE – STARTING TODAY
The “Red Lines, Red Tapes: Ethical Challenges in Sensitive Research in Social Sciences and Humanities” conference is starting today! Three days of inspiring discussions and exchanges at the University of Warsaw, between 30 November and 2 December. Listen to what Marta Bucholc has to say about it:
Red Lines, Red Tapes conference – coming soon!
The “Red Lines, Red Tapes: Ethical Challenges in Sensitive Research in Social Sciences and Humanities” is fast approaching! The conference will take place between 30 November – 2 December 2023, with keynote speeches by Kimberly Theidon (Tufts) and Rebecca Tapscott (University of York). Check out the programme and abstracts here: https://red-lines-red-tapes.ws.uw.edu.pl.
