Reflection

2023 MotherNet Early Stage Researchers Forum Review

In 2023 four workshops for Early Stage Researchers (ESR) were arranged within the MotherNet project. The content of the workshops was oriented towards broader issues such as the organization of the Postgraduate Symposium, and more specific questions that concern the professional life of the PhD student, such as research applications or peer-review.

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Reflecting on the Postgraduate Course on Medical Humanities in Uppsala

MotherNet colleagues prof. Diana Ramašauskaitė and MD, Rūta Morkūnienė visited Uppsala University in February to attend the introductory part of the course on “Medical Humanities”. Check out their reflection!

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2022 MotherNet Early Stage Researchers Forum review

In 2022 four workshops for Early Stage Researchers (ESR) were arranged within the MotherNet project. The content of the workshops was oriented towards broader issues such as the research field Motherhood studies, and more specific questions that concern the professional life of the PhD student.

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After the workshop “Bad” Mothers

A quick recap after MotherNet workshop “Bad” Mothers in Uppsala!

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Reflection after the event ‘Myths of Motherhood: Other (Adoptive) Mothers’

Reflections after MotherNet event ‘Myths of Motherhood: Other (Adoptive) Mothers’.

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2021 MotherNet Early Stage Researchers Forum reflections

In 2021 four workshops for Early Stage Researchers (ESR) were arranged within the MotherNet project. The content of the workshops was oriented towards broader issues such as the research field Motherhood studies, and more specific questions that concern the professional life of the PhD student.

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Reflections after discussion “How to Complete the Puzzle: Motherhood, Migration, Career”

Reflections of Eglė kačkutė after the discussion “How to Complete the Puzzle: Motherhood, Migration, Career”

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Perspectives on pregnancy and motherhood in literature, art, philosophy, and medicine: discussion reflection

On November 26th our colleagues from UppsalaUniversity had a discussion “Perspectives on pregnancy and motherhood”. Researchers Jonna Bornemark (Philosophy), Ylva Hillström (Art History), and the poet Helena Granström joined in for a conversation on the topic.

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Researching Motherhood: Sneak Peek at Horizon-2020 MotherNet Activities

Let’s have a little sneak peek behind the scenes of the Horizon 2020 networking project MotherNet. What sort of activities do participants engage in? What benefits do they bring? What are their uses?

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Navigating Motherhood during Coronavirus

The encounters with motherhood that have come to the fore during the current global pandemic stand in stark contrast to the idealizing and prescriptive maternal narratives promulgated by twenty-first culture with which we are more familiar.

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