Meet the author – Sandra Bärnreuther

Substantial Relations examines practices of global reproductive medicine in India, focusing on the historical and contemporary making of in vitro fertilization in Dehli. The book offers an ethnographic account of the multiple engagements of actors and technologies that sustain the global circulation of reproductive substances in India and make up this thriving sector of the Indian economy. The book explores substances in a deeply analytical way, making the different materialities of assisted reproduction manifest a socio-anthropological understanding of reproductive medicine at a global scale. 

We will meet the author in a very open and welcoming format. Anyone, even those who will not be able to read the book, are more than welcome to participate to the event. Sandra will introduce the book, take questions and also kindly respond to any query concerning the publication process in the hope to help young members of the STS Lab in getting ahead with the challenge of publishing a book.

The book is freely accessible and can be downloaded at: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501758218/substantial-relations/#bookTabs=0