You're Doing it Wrong! Navigating Advice About Infertility

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People dealing with infertility are inundated with advice from a dizzying array of experts. How did that happen, and how can we navigate it?

Event Description: New mothers today face many of the same health issues that confronted women for generations, but the number of people claiming expertise on these topics is growing exponentially. This is particularly the case for the topic of infertility. People dealing with infertility have a dizzying array of experts (and self-described experts) to turn to for advice, and the directives they share may be contradictory and of variable quality. For example, in e-courses and on social media, individuals who are trying to conceive are told to “just relax” or “stop thinking about it,” which often causes more stress. Though the amount of advice we're inundated with is a modern phenomenon, it turns out some of the advice given to infertile folks today traces its roots to the nineteenth century. Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan, coauthors of the book You're Doing it Wrong! Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise, will contextualize the challenges we face today by sharing findings from their historical research. They'll also create space for participants to share their own personal experiences and engage in discussion. Participants will receive a chapter from the book with their tickets.Event Location: This event will take place online via Zoom, a free video-conferencing tool. New to Zoom? After you buy your ticket, you'll receive an email with step-by-step instructions on how to use it, and you'll be a pro in no time!Bethany L. Johnson (MPhil, M.A.) is a doctoral student in the history of science, technology and the environment at the University of South Carolina and an associate member to the graduate faculty and research affiliate faculty in the department of communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She studies how science, medical technology, and public health discourses are framed and reproduced by institutions and individuals with structural privilege from the 19th century to the present. She has published in interdisciplinary journals such as Health Communication, Women &amp; Language, Departures in Critical Qualitative Research, Journal of Holistic Nursing, and Women's Reproductive Health. Margaret M. Quinlan is an associate professor in the department of communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She explores how communication creates, resists, and transforms knowledges about bodies. She critiques power structures in order to empower individuals who are marginalized inside and outside of healthcare systems. She has authored approximately 40 journal articles, 17 book chapters, and co-produced documentaries in a regional Emmy award-winning series. About Speakeasy: Speakeasy offers intimate events with compelling speakers and performers online via Zoom. <a href="http://www.speakeasy.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Speakeasy, and check out all of our events</a>.

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