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This event promises to provide a thought-provoking look at the intersections of health, gender, and societal norms.
First we explore the growing trend of human milk-sharing via social media, uncovering social pressures and stigmas surrounding breastfeeding, the risks of informal milk sharing, and the impact of the "Breast is Best" culture on maternal experiences. Then we examine how prison spaces are influenced by gender norms by analysing women's prisons in England to see how these spaces reflect broader social attitudes towards punishment, justice, and traditional femininity.
First we explore the growing trend of human milk-sharing via social media, uncovering social pressures and stigmas surrounding breastfeeding, the risks of informal milk sharing, and the impact of the "Breast is Best" culture on maternal experiences. Then we examine how prison spaces are influenced by gender norms by analysing women's prisons in England to see how these spaces reflect broader social attitudes towards punishment, justice, and traditional femininity.
The New-Age Wet Nurse
Amber Frost
(PhD Researcher )
How would you feed your child if breastfeeding wasn’t an option? Drawing upon the work of her recently completed PhD, Amber Frost asks the Pint of Science community to put themselves in the shoes of those exchanging human milk via Facebook. This session aims to demystify and destigmatise those who share their breastmilk online. By uncovering the complex interactions of gender, social expectations, sexuality and ‘Breast is Best’ culture, this session explores why infant feeding choices are more nuanced and weighted than one might think.
Punishment, justice, and our society: why should we care about prison spaces?
Rachele Girardi
(Lecturer in Criminology)
Drawing from her work on women’s prisons in England, Dr Rachele Girardi, Lecturer in Criminology, will explore how prison spaces are regulated by gender norms. By considering ideas of gender, space, and criminality, she will invite the audience to examine prisons as much more than mere physical locations: through their unique rules and regulations, these sites reveal insights about gender and traditional femininity, which reflect broader social attitudes towards punishment and justice.
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