Sarah-Vaughan Brakman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6533516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah-Vaughan Brakman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah-Vaughan |
| FAMILY NAME | Brakman |
| SIGNATURE | BRAKMAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Villanova University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Resistance and Refusal
The Principle of Subsidiarity in the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption
The principles of the best interest of children and subsidiarity constitute the conceptual foundation of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (HCIA). Subsidiarity in the HCIA dictates a priority for domestic adoption placements for children over intercountry adoption. This article argues against subsidiarity on two fronts. First, the analysis shows that the in-principle priority of domestic…
Adoption, ART, and a Re-Conception of the Maternal Body
We criticize a view of maternity that equates the natural with the genetic and biological and show how such a practice overdetermines the maternal body and the maternal experience for women who are mothers through adoption and ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies). As an alternative, we propose a new framework designed to rethink maternal bodies through the lens of feminist embodiment. Feminist embodied maternity, as we call it, stresses the p…
Adoption, ART, and a Re-Conception of the Maternal Body
We criticize a view of maternity that equates the natural with the genetic and biological and show how such a practice overdetermines the maternal body and the maternal experience for women who are mothers through adoption and ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies). As an alternative, we propose a new framework designed to rethink maternal bodies through the lens of feminist embodiment. Feminist embodied maternity, as we call it, stresses the p…
Case Study
Autonomy and the Mentally Disabled
The Incompetent Self
Adult Daughter Caregivers
As part of the discussion on resource allocation for the aged, it is\ncrucial to ask not only about who the family caregivers are and whether they\nneed assistance, but also to ask how an understanding of the obligation to\ngive care can contribute to a more just allocation. This work examines only\none type of family caregiving -- that of adult children to parents -- focusing\nparticularly on the experience of adult daughters as caregivers. I of…
Adoption, ART, and a Re-Conception of the Maternal Body
We criticize a view of maternity that equates the natural with the genetic and biological and show how such a practice overdetermines the maternal body and the maternal experience for women who are mothers through adoption and ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies). As an alternative, we propose a new framework designed to rethink maternal bodies through the lens of feminist embodiment. Feminist embodied maternity, as we call it, stresses the p…
Adult Daughter Caregivers
As part of the discussion on resource allocation for the aged, it is\ncrucial to ask not only about who the family caregivers are and whether they\nneed assistance, but also to ask how an understanding of the obligation to\ngive care can contribute to a more just allocation. This work examines only\none type of family caregiving -- that of adult children to parents -- focusing\nparticularly on the experience of adult daughters as caregivers. I of…
The Incompetent Self
Case Study
Autonomy and the Mentally Disabled
Adoption, ART, and a Re-Conception of the Maternal Body
We criticize a view of maternity that equates the natural with the genetic and biological and show how such a practice overdetermines the maternal body and the maternal experience for women who are mothers through adoption and ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies). As an alternative, we propose a new framework designed to rethink maternal bodies through the lens of feminist embodiment. Feminist embodied maternity, as we call it, stresses the p…
Adoption, ART, and a Re-Conception of the Maternal Body
We criticize a view of maternity that equates the natural with the genetic and biological and show how such a practice overdetermines the maternal body and the maternal experience for women who are mothers through adoption and ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies). As an alternative, we propose a new framework designed to rethink maternal bodies through the lens of feminist embodiment. Feminist embodied maternity, as we call it, stresses the p…
The Principle of Subsidiarity in the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption
The principles of the best interest of children and subsidiarity constitute the conceptual foundation of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (HCIA). Subsidiarity in the HCIA dictates a priority for domestic adoption placements for children over intercountry adoption. This article argues against subsidiarity on two fronts. First, the analysis shows that the in-principle priority of domestic…
Resistance and Refusal
Psychology (7 works) · Biology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Embodied cognition (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)