Ana Bravo-Moreno
Biographic Data
| ID | 1102183 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Bravo-Moreno |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana |
| FAMILY NAME | Bravo-Moreno |
| SIGNATURE | BRAVO-MORENO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6298-0428 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Demystifying the academy
The purpose of this article is to examine academia and the abuse of power based on auto-ethnographic research. I draw on my experiences across 12 universities in different locations in Spain, the UK and the USA that expose the way power is embedded in institutions of higher education and how it is maintained. This article analyses the exploration of inequalities which concerns particular social divisions, for example, gender, social class, ethnic…
Reproductive agency, assisted reproductive technology & obstetric violence
In this article, I draw on ethnographic research I conducted in the UK and Spain. I analyse the experiences of women who chose to become mothers with the assistance of reproductive technologies (ART). All the women intended to have a natural birth in hospital and they reported that hospitals categorised their pregnancies as high-risk on the basis of their age (35-47 years) and the use of ART. How do these women deal with their reproductive treatm…
The Intersection of Reproductive, Work-Life Balance and Early-Education and Care Policies
This article focuses on women who have opted to be mothers on their own by choice in the UK and Spain, and how their access to assisted reproductive technologies in the National Health Service was affected because they were 35 years old or older, forcing them to go to private clinics for their treatment. Having given birth to their children, the participants face a second obstacle: the lack of policies that support work-life balance. A third obst…
Choice Mums and Children’s Education. Does Feminism Matter? A Qualitative Study
The aim of this article is to analyse and compare the experiences of self-labelled feminist and non-feminist women who have consciously chosen to be single mothers. This article contributes to the literature by providing a Spanish context to the experiences of single mothers by choice. Scant research currently exists on the specific characteristics of this type of family and on the influence of gender composition. Furthermore, no research has bee…
Deconstructing "Single" Mothers by Choice
The concept of biological kinship is a sociocultural construction of facts taken for granted as "natural." The concept of blood, of "bond," of "connection," symbolizes the fact that relatives are perceived as having claims on one another by virtue of DNA. It is taken for granted that the biological relation attains a meaning in human relations. Yet, this taken-for-grantedness is rarely deconstructed. Thus, the purpose of this article is threefold…
Politics, doctors, assisted reproductive technologies & religion
The aim is to achieve a transgenerational view of single motherhood in Spain, to look at which contexts it arises in, how it changes with the introduction of assisted reproduction, and how the role of religion in Spanish society permeates medical practice and affects the lives of women patients. I examine single motherhood and investigate two interconnected themes: (a) being a mother and being mothered are both permeated with sociocultural, polit…
Power Games between the Researcher and the Participant in the Social Inquiry
This article will deal with the different power relationships that are in play during the interview process in ethnographic research. It explores how interviewees are agents in the creation of their own positions during the interview process and how they shift positions in interaction with the researcher and with the questions posed to them
Transnational mobilities
This article uses international comparisons to examine the ways in which national differences in educational philosophies and policies have affected trajectories through education for immigrant and second generation students and their succeeding socio‐economic, civic and political integration. By looking at various settings such as classrooms, immigration policies and state education programmes, it examines how education systems have responded to…
Demystifying the academy
The purpose of this article is to examine academia and the abuse of power based on auto-ethnographic research. I draw on my experiences across 12 universities in different locations in Spain, the UK and the USA that expose the way power is embedded in institutions of higher education and how it is maintained. This article analyses the exploration of inequalities which concerns particular social divisions, for example, gender, social class, ethnic…
Deconstructing "Single" Mothers by Choice
The concept of biological kinship is a sociocultural construction of facts taken for granted as "natural." The concept of blood, of "bond," of "connection," symbolizes the fact that relatives are perceived as having claims on one another by virtue of DNA. It is taken for granted that the biological relation attains a meaning in human relations. Yet, this taken-for-grantedness is rarely deconstructed. Thus, the purpose of this article is threefold…
Power Games between the Researcher and the Participant in the Social Inquiry
This article will deal with the different power relationships that are in play during the interview process in ethnographic research. It explores how interviewees are agents in the creation of their own positions during the interview process and how they shift positions in interaction with the researcher and with the questions posed to them
Transnational mobilities
This article uses international comparisons to examine the ways in which national differences in educational philosophies and policies have affected trajectories through education for immigrant and second generation students and their succeeding socio‐economic, civic and political integration. By looking at various settings such as classrooms, immigration policies and state education programmes, it examines how education systems have responded to…
Transnational mobilities
This article uses international comparisons to examine the ways in which national differences in educational philosophies and policies have affected trajectories through education for immigrant and second generation students and their succeeding socio‐economic, civic and political integration. By looking at various settings such as classrooms, immigration policies and state education programmes, it examines how education systems have responded to…
Power Games between the Researcher and the Participant in the Social Inquiry
This article will deal with the different power relationships that are in play during the interview process in ethnographic research. It explores how interviewees are agents in the creation of their own positions during the interview process and how they shift positions in interaction with the researcher and with the questions posed to them
Politics, doctors, assisted reproductive technologies & religion
The aim is to achieve a transgenerational view of single motherhood in Spain, to look at which contexts it arises in, how it changes with the introduction of assisted reproduction, and how the role of religion in Spanish society permeates medical practice and affects the lives of women patients. I examine single motherhood and investigate two interconnected themes: (a) being a mother and being mothered are both permeated with sociocultural, polit…
Choice Mums and Children’s Education. Does Feminism Matter? A Qualitative Study
The aim of this article is to analyse and compare the experiences of self-labelled feminist and non-feminist women who have consciously chosen to be single mothers. This article contributes to the literature by providing a Spanish context to the experiences of single mothers by choice. Scant research currently exists on the specific characteristics of this type of family and on the influence of gender composition. Furthermore, no research has bee…
Deconstructing "Single" Mothers by Choice
The concept of biological kinship is a sociocultural construction of facts taken for granted as "natural." The concept of blood, of "bond," of "connection," symbolizes the fact that relatives are perceived as having claims on one another by virtue of DNA. It is taken for granted that the biological relation attains a meaning in human relations. Yet, this taken-for-grantedness is rarely deconstructed. Thus, the purpose of this article is threefold…
Reproductive agency, assisted reproductive technology & obstetric violence
In this article, I draw on ethnographic research I conducted in the UK and Spain. I analyse the experiences of women who chose to become mothers with the assistance of reproductive technologies (ART). All the women intended to have a natural birth in hospital and they reported that hospitals categorised their pregnancies as high-risk on the basis of their age (35-47 years) and the use of ART. How do these women deal with their reproductive treatm…
The Intersection of Reproductive, Work-Life Balance and Early-Education and Care Policies
This article focuses on women who have opted to be mothers on their own by choice in the UK and Spain, and how their access to assisted reproductive technologies in the National Health Service was affected because they were 35 years old or older, forcing them to go to private clinics for their treatment. Having given birth to their children, the participants face a second obstacle: the lack of policies that support work-life balance. A third obst…
Demystifying the academy
The purpose of this article is to examine academia and the abuse of power based on auto-ethnographic research. I draw on my experiences across 12 universities in different locations in Spain, the UK and the USA that expose the way power is embedded in institutions of higher education and how it is maintained. This article analyses the exploration of inequalities which concerns particular social divisions, for example, gender, social class, ethnic…
Sociology (8 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Ethnography (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (3 works) · Population (3 works)