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Unlike other topics we've covered, thoughts, myths

Unlike other topics we've covered, thoughts, myths, symbols and, generally, conceptualisations of and about reproduction date back to the very beginning of human civilisations. Logically.

Did you know about these facts? Had you ever thought about how they influence our present understanding of reproduction?

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Sources:
Greely, J.A. (2017). Models of Devotion?: The Rhetoric of Ambivalence and Admonition in Late Antique and Early Christian Discourse on Women and Motherhood. In Cooper, D., & Phelan, C. (Eds.). Motherhood in antiquity (29-54). London: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

Engelmajer, P. (2017). Motherhood in the Ancient Indian Buddhist World: A Soteriological Path. In Cooper, D., & Phelan, C. (Eds.). Motherhood in antiquity (55-76). London: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

Hudson, K.M., & Henderson, J.S. (2017). Motherhood, Personhood, Identity, and Place-Making in Ancient Mesoamerica. In Cooper, D., & Phelan, C. (Eds.). Motherhood in antiquity (223-256). London: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

#reimagine #desirablefutures #futuresprobes #futuresstudies #prospectiva #zukunftsforschung #reproduction #ancienthistory #futureofreproduction #feminism #feminismo #motherhood

We 💛 science fiction as a source of endless in

We 💛 science fiction as a source of endless inspiration and oftentimes thought-provoking alternative futures.

Are you into sci-fi, too? Let us know your all-time favourites below, we'd love to get our hands on them!

#reimagine #desirablefutures #futuresprobes #futuresstudies #prospectiva #zukunftsforschung #sciencefiction #sciencefictionbooks

Reproduction is a complex structural phenomenon an

Reproduction is a complex structural phenomenon and we’re here to dig through it all and make sense of what reproduction was, is, and could be. 🔮

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🤔 What is reproduction and why are we talking about it?

We’ll let professor & feminist activist Silvia Federici take this one:

💁🏻‍♀️ “It’s important politically to confront the question of reproduction because we are experiencing an unprecedented crisis of [it]. When I speak of reproduction, I don’t speak only in the sense of procreation […], but of all the activities necessary for the reproduction of human life—from housework to subsistence agriculture, to the production of culture and care for the environment.”

Reproduction is a complex structural phenomenon that has, like Federici states, political implications.

It also incorporates many legal and economic questions, issues of socio-cultural, environmental and even technological nature.

🎓 We’re here to dig through it all and make sense of what reproduction was, is, and could be. We hope to nudge, provoke and inspire.

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🦊 Sources:

Rudman, L. & Rein, M. (2012). The Means of Reproduction: Interview with Silvia Federici. Race, Poverty and the Environment, 19(2), 55-59. https://www.reimaginerpe.org/19-2/rudman-rein-federici

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#reimagine #desirablefutures #futuresprobes #futuresstudies #prospectiva #zukunftsforschung #reproduction #reproductivehealth #reproductiverights #futureofreproduction #reproductivejustice #feminism #feminismo

We're back! And since it's a whole new year, we're

We're back!
And since it's a whole new year, we're also bringing in a whole new topic.
As of today we'll be talking about the futures of – drumroll, please 🥁– REPRODUCTION. ✨
We'll discuss reproductive rights, birthing practises, lab-grown babies, overpopulation, ecoanxieties, 'motherhood', and much, much more.

#future #future #reproduction #reproductiverights #overpopulation #feminism #motherhood

Still don’t know how to travel in the future? Th

Next to a lot of stories about tourism, our zine f

Next to a lot of stories about tourism, our zine features insights on our futures questionnaire. Over half a year we collected images of the futures of tourism from people all over the world. The findlings were captured in some nice spreads with a lot of infographics.

Check them out digitally here (or via link in bio) and let us know what you think:
https://www.futuresprobes.com/en/futures-probes-of-tourism-the-zine/

#tourism #future #futures #desirablefutures #foresight #futurism

If you've been paying attention you may have heard

If you've been paying attention you may have heard rumours (or seen a post or two) that we've released our very first zine on the ‘Futures of Tourism’. But with that end-of-the-year rush we may not have given it the attention and love we think this favourite project of ours deserves. 🫠

So let's fix this and reintroduce it properly: The zine is a collection of different aspects of our previous tourism research: short stories, playful quizzes and the collected insights from our futures questionnaire. And, of course, a ton of cute visuals.

The short stories illustrate the complexity present within tourism and the many touchpoints it has with human life: From ‘Bikinis making waves’ – how tourism and bikinis are connected to female empowerment in Spain all the way to ‘Locals Rising’ – how local communities and organisations such as ‘Equations’ in India fight against unjust treatment by an oppressive tourism system.

Check out the digital version here or via link in bio and let us know what you think:
https://www.futuresprobes.com/en/futures-probes-of-tourism-the-zine/

#future #futures #tourism #foresight #speculativefutures

🌈How do we challenge our perceptions about agei

🌈How do we challenge our perceptions about ageing❓

🪂Join us tomorrow for our event with @futures_berlin and you might find yourself being challenged in your assumptions about ageing! In the interactive workshop, we want to explore desirabilities beyond stereotypes. Let's see if we come out of this experience with a different mindset about ageing.💡

💻This Meet-Up will be held online and in English. For more information or if you want to sign up, use one of the following links (also in bio)✏️

Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.de/e/futures-of-ageing-exploring-desirabilities-beyond-stereotypes-tickets-479074654187

Meet Up
https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/speculative-futures-berlin/events/290077521/

🤸See you there!

Speculative Futures Berlin is initiated by @ellerystudio

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