Embodied Progress: A Cultural Account of Assisted Conception - Tapa blanda

"Students of medical sociology and anthropology and feminist scholars of the new reproductive technologies should find Franklin's ethnography valuable for its insights into the world of "achieved conception." Those interested in cultural production, technology, science studies, and kinship will be rewarded as well, if they appreciate "refractory" textual approaches such as Franklin has presented in this cultural study of human "progress."" -Contemporary Sociology "A remarkable achievement! Wonderfully written, refreshing and original in its argument, "Embodied Progress lends a sympathetic ear to the experience of new reproductive technologies. I am certain that it will easily reach a range of audiences in anthropology, cultural studies and kinship theory." -Faye Ginsburg, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Media, Culture and History, New York University

This book offers a unique perspective on the cultural dimensions of assisted conception techniques such as IVF. It looks at experiences of those who undergo the treatment and asks how such experiences may be variously understood.