Book Of Abstracts.pdf

The Fifth Biennial Women's Network Symposium at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, and online, from March 31 to April 1, 2023, features presentations on reproductive justice in the United States. Raluca Andreescu discusses "Reclaiming Control: Forms of Resistance in Contemporary Reproductive Dystopias," analyzing three novels that portray women's resistance to patriarchal domination. Beatrix Balogh presents "How Jane Roe became a 'Pro-Life champion,'" examining the conversion of Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, and the social and cultural pressures that led to her change in stance. Erzsébet Barát talks about "Affect as an Act of Doing for Rewriting the Binary Distinctions Informing Liberal Conceptualization of 'Human Rights,'" arguing for the reconceptualization of the "victim" and the importance of building solidarity against right-wing populism. Ina Batzke discusses "Reimagining Reproduction and Biotechnology in US-American Environmental Fiction," highlighting the risks of biotechnology, particularly genetically modified organisms, to women's reproductive health.