Infertility and Non-Traditional Family Building


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From Assisted Reproduction to Adoption in the Media
Author(s): Rebecca Feasey
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN-13: 9783030177867, 978-3030177867

Synopsis

This book examines the representation of infertility, assisted reproduction, miscarriage, adoption and surrogacy in a wide range of media, including blogs, vlogs, social media posts and factual programming. In so doing, it illustrates how pregnancy loss, involuntary childlessness and non-traditional mothering are being depicted across the media landscape. Whilst the topic of motherhood has emerged as a significant area of academic debate, narratives of unsuccessful or unconventional mothering have remained largely absent, even at a time when there is a growing conversation about infertility online. Timely, pertinent and original, the book demonstrates the importance of a broader and more informed cultural discussion about fertility and family building.