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"Frosties: Chilled Imaginaries on Seeds, Eggs and Ice"
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Five College Women's Studies Research Center
83 College Street South Hadley, MA 01075Description
"Frosties: Chilled Imaginaries on Seeds, Eggs and Ice" Public Talk by Charlotte Kroløkke
Developments within cryobiology have turned frozen biological parts into standard clinical procedure, yet these technological advances are still in sore need of theorizing within cultural studies. This presentation responds to this need by turning to the cryopolitics of reproduction and seed conservation, discussing the cultural imaginaries of (frozen) cells and seeds revealed in the two documentaries: Motherhood on Ice (2014) and Seeds of Time (2014).
Charlotte Kroløkke is an FCWSRC Research Associate and Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Southern Denmark.
Dinner provided - please email nroubini@mtholyoke.edu if you have any special dietary needs.