Willemijn De Jong
Biographic Data
| ID | 3640902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Willemijn De Jong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Willemijn |
| FAMILY NAME | De Jong |
| SIGNATURE | DE JONG W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Urban Dreams
This is a very timely project and an excellent way to bring out the larger contribution of Claudia Roth to Africanist anthropology. Roth's work is of very high quality and extremely original, especially regarding her focus on intergenerational relations, gender dynamics within the household, matters of love and marriage, and the problems of urban life with little income or job security. MAHIR SAUL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Claud…
"Ontological Choreography" as an Ethnographic Tool
In this article the term "ontological choreography", coined by Charis Thompson, is used as a heuristic analytical device to grasp the different realities of reproductive technologies. The question is addressed as to whether this ethnographic tool is fruitful for understanding the making of families by heterosexual people and LGBTQ. Three case studies from a research project on fertility and family in the context of assisted reproduction in Switze…
The 'Child as Project' Versus the 'Child as Gift
This article addresses how experts imagine family-making with IVF in Switzerland, and how their imaginations reveal the kinship rationale and the political tensions behind it. In 2008 prominent institutional representatives of reproductive medicine, reproductive health, politics and ethics took part in a public panel discussion on ‘modern reproductive medicine’ organised by the Medical Faculty at the 175 th anniversary of the University of Zurich…
Securing Intergenerational Kin Relationships and a House of One's Own
The author explores trajectories of creating well-being with regard to old age in a poor Muslim community in Kerala, India. Theoretically, she draws on the nonstate-led concept of 'inclusive social security' and links it with the anthropology of the house. In doing so she takes approaches of 'making' kinship, gender, age as well as citizenship into account. Care and respect for the elderly result from strong but gendered intergenerational kin rel…
Rodemeier, Susanne
Anthropos , Seite 633 - 635
The 'Child as Project' Versus the 'Child as Gift
This article addresses how experts imagine family-making with IVF in Switzerland, and how their imaginations reveal the kinship rationale and the political tensions behind it. In 2008 prominent institutional representatives of reproductive medicine, reproductive health, politics and ethics took part in a public panel discussion on ‘modern reproductive medicine’ organised by the Medical Faculty at the 175 th anniversary of the University of Zurich…
Rodemeier, Susanne
Anthropos , Seite 633 - 635
Securing Intergenerational Kin Relationships and a House of One's Own
The author explores trajectories of creating well-being with regard to old age in a poor Muslim community in Kerala, India. Theoretically, she draws on the nonstate-led concept of 'inclusive social security' and links it with the anthropology of the house. In doing so she takes approaches of 'making' kinship, gender, age as well as citizenship into account. Care and respect for the elderly result from strong but gendered intergenerational kin rel…
"Ontological Choreography" as an Ethnographic Tool
In this article the term "ontological choreography", coined by Charis Thompson, is used as a heuristic analytical device to grasp the different realities of reproductive technologies. The question is addressed as to whether this ethnographic tool is fruitful for understanding the making of families by heterosexual people and LGBTQ. Three case studies from a research project on fertility and family in the context of assisted reproduction in Switze…
The 'Child as Project' Versus the 'Child as Gift
This article addresses how experts imagine family-making with IVF in Switzerland, and how their imaginations reveal the kinship rationale and the political tensions behind it. In 2008 prominent institutional representatives of reproductive medicine, reproductive health, politics and ethics took part in a public panel discussion on ‘modern reproductive medicine’ organised by the Medical Faculty at the 175 th anniversary of the University of Zurich…
Urban Dreams
This is a very timely project and an excellent way to bring out the larger contribution of Claudia Roth to Africanist anthropology. Roth's work is of very high quality and extremely original, especially regarding her focus on intergenerational relations, gender dynamics within the household, matters of love and marriage, and the problems of urban life with little income or job security. MAHIR SAUL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Claud…
Art (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (2 works) · Africa (1 work) · African Studies and Ethnography (1 work)