Symposia

On 7 November 2008, Lilith held our annual Symposium, titled Historicizing Reproduction: Feminism and Problem of Parenthood at Museum Victoria.

Program

Registration: 8:30 – 9am

Keynote: 9 – 10 am

Dr Catherine Kevin, ‘Great Expectations: towards a political history of pregnancy in Australia (since 1945)’, (Flinders University).

(Chair: Dr Danielle Thornton, University of Melbourne)

Morning Tea: 10:30 – 11am

Session One: 11am – 12pm (Chair: Claire Tanner, Monash University)

Dr Ellen Warne and Christin Quirk, "These Unfertile Daughters of Eve: Catholic women and maternal feminism, 1891-1920s'’, (Australian Catholic University).

Dr Jane Carey, ‘Reproducing Race: Eugenic Birth Control in interwar Britain, the United States and Australia’, (University of Melbourne).

Carla Pascoe, ‘‘Bleeding for Babies: Educative discourses on menstruation’, (University of Melbourne / Museum Victoria).

Short Break: 12 – 12:15pm

Session Two: 12:15 – 1:15pm (Chair: Dr Ann Genovese, University of Melbourne)

Neeti Aryal Khanal, ‘The Cradle and the Gun: Maoist experiences of motherhood in armed conflict in Nepal’, (Monash University).

Holly Zwalf, ‘Sexy (un)Mama: a creative paper looking at the feminist poetic language of the erotic maternal body’, (Queensland University of Technology).

Joan Garvan, ‘Tensions and ruptures to the gendered family form’, (Australian National University).

Lunch: 1:15 – 2:15pm A light lunch will be provided.

Session Three: 2:15 – 3:45pm

(Chair: Dr JaneMaree Maher, Monash University)

Erica Millar, ‘Victoria's Abortion Bill: Arguments Forwarded by the Lower House’, (University of Melbourne).

Dr Lisa Featherstone, ‘Medicine and Mothers: Thoughts on inter-relationships between childbirth in the past and present’, (Macquarie University).

Dr Danielle Thornton, “One for the Country”?: Historicising Australian’s reproductive choices’, (Australian Catholic University).

Meredith Nash, ‘Yummy mummies, baby bumps and ‘postmodern’ pregnant ‘girls’: A view from Melbourne’, (University of Melbourne)

Afternoon Tea: 3:45 – 4:15pm

Plenary Session – On Parenthood & Academia: 4:15 – 5:15pm (Chair & Participant: Dr Liz Conor, (University of Melbourne)

Professor Marian Quartly, (Monash University) Dr JaneMaree Maher, (Monash University) Dr Ann Genovese, (University of Melbourne)

Close: 5:15pm