Video Blog 7: Why Do We Play by the Rules?
Playing by the rules is hard. So why do we do it then? Using the concept of power differentials, Marta Bucholc engages with this dilemma and more pressing questions in this episode of the project video blog.
EUNMUTE Seminar: Lobbying for Intersectionality: Civil Society Organisations and the EU’s Anti-Discrimination Policy
The Abortion Figuration’s PI, Marta Bucholc, will be a discussant at an upcoming EUNMUTE Seminar on Lobbying for Intersectionality: Civil Society Organisations and the EU’s Anti-Discrimination Policy. The presentation will be given by Oriane Calligaro. The event will take place on 10 November 2023 at 12:00 at UCLouvain (room P30) and online. You can join the meeting […]
Video Blog 6 – State vs. Women
This episode of the project videoblog goes in-depth into the case of Justyna Wydrzyńska, a Polish pro-choice activist who was sentenced by the Polish courts to community service for aiding another woman with abortion.
30 August – 1 September 2023: Annual Meeting of the ISA RCSL, Lund
The Abortion Figurations team had the privilege of participating in the Annual Meeting of the ISA Research Committee on the Sociology of Law (RCSL) at Lund University. It was an incredible event where we had the opportunity to showcase our project and engage in insightful discussions. Our team organized the panel ‘Arguing Reproductive Rights,’ chaired […]
Video Blog 4 – The right to abortion as an EU-fundamental right?
In the fourth installment of the project video blog, Marta Bucholc analyses the European Union’s reactions to changes in abortion law in different parts of the world. The right to abortion as an EU fundamental right?
Video Blog 3 – How are abortion laws changed: Colombia
In the third episode of the Abortion Figurations video blog, Marta Bucholc talks about one of the ways of changing the abortion law, analyzing the case of Colombia.
Video Blog 2 – Roe, Dobbs, and the jurisprudential horizon
In the second Abortion Figurations project videoblog, Marta Bucholc will talk about two landmark US Supreme Court cases: Roe v. Wade (1973) and Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022). The first decision affirms the individual’s right to abortion, while the second holds that the US Constitution does not confer the right to abortion. These […]
11 May 2023: IDAHOT+ Forum 2023
Nikoletta Pikramenou was a speaker at the panel « Towards evidence-based policymaking in advancing the rights of intersex persons » during the IDAHOT+ Forum 2023. This year’s forum took place in Reykjavik and was organized by the Presidency of Iceland of the Council of Europe. https://www.coe.int/en/web/sogi/-/european-idahot-forum-2023
8 May 2023: Interview with Marta Bucholc
Here is a fascinating interview with our PI, Marta Bucholc, discussing the fundamental tension between continuity and change in Polish society today. She talks about the challenges faced by women in Poland, such as the restrictions on abortion and the lack of access to reproductive healthcare, which can be understood as a consequence of the […]
Video Blog Episode 1 – What is a Figuration?
It is with great pleasure that we present Episode One of the Abortion Figurations videoblog. Today, the theory! We boldly start with the fundamental question: “What is a figuration?”.
