ERC Abortion Figurations Project
@abortionfiguration.bsky.social
Abortion Figurations: Using Human Rights to Change Abortion Law: Engagement Patterns and Argumentation Figures in a Global Human Rights Figuration.
abortion-figurations.uw.edu.pl
abortion-figurations.uw.edu.pl
A new article titled “Polemics on Polish Progressiveness and Patriotism: A Fanonian Reading of National Consciousness” has been published in East European Politics and Societies.
Authored by Iskra de Vries and Marta Gospodarczyk. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Authored by Iskra de Vries and Marta Gospodarczyk. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A new article titled “Polemics on Polish Progressiveness and Patriotism: A Fanonian Reading of National Consciousness” has been published in East European Politics and Societies.
Authored by Iskra de Vries and Marta Gospodarczyk. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Authored by Iskra de Vries and Marta Gospodarczyk. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Happy to announce that our new article has been published! This time, Prof. Marta Bucholc and Iskra de Vries take you on a historical exploration of the abortion debate in Poland.
Link: journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oe...
Link: journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oe...
October 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Happy to announce that our new article has been published! This time, Prof. Marta Bucholc and Iskra de Vries take you on a historical exploration of the abortion debate in Poland.
Link: journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oe...
Link: journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oe...
Excited to be attending (De)Constructing Gender in International Judicial Discourse: Actors, Norms and Practices at the University of Trieste 🇮🇹✨
October 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Excited to be attending (De)Constructing Gender in International Judicial Discourse: Actors, Norms and Practices at the University of Trieste 🇮🇹✨
Curious about our project? Our PI, Prof. Marta Bucholc, has been invited to talk about human rights and abortion. There will be two lectures further deepening our understanding of the topic!
For more info, see
www.iwm.at/event/nation...
romanistyka.wn.uw.edu.pl/index.php/20...
For more info, see
www.iwm.at/event/nation...
romanistyka.wn.uw.edu.pl/index.php/20...
October 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Curious about our project? Our PI, Prof. Marta Bucholc, has been invited to talk about human rights and abortion. There will be two lectures further deepening our understanding of the topic!
For more info, see
www.iwm.at/event/nation...
romanistyka.wn.uw.edu.pl/index.php/20...
For more info, see
www.iwm.at/event/nation...
romanistyka.wn.uw.edu.pl/index.php/20...
Yet another inspiring event coming up! Tune in for a thought-provoking exchange ☕️
October 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Yet another inspiring event coming up! Tune in for a thought-provoking exchange ☕️
Thousands of women and allies across Poland took to the streets dressed in black as part of the “Black Protest”—a mass demonstration against a proposed total ban on abortion. The scale of the protest led lawmakers to ultimately reject the proposed legislation.
#CzarnyProtest #BlackProtest #OnThisDay
#CzarnyProtest #BlackProtest #OnThisDay
October 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Thousands of women and allies across Poland took to the streets dressed in black as part of the “Black Protest”—a mass demonstration against a proposed total ban on abortion. The scale of the protest led lawmakers to ultimately reject the proposed legislation.
#CzarnyProtest #BlackProtest #OnThisDay
#CzarnyProtest #BlackProtest #OnThisDay
Thank you Ogólnopolski Zjazd Socjologiczny for having us!
We are grateful for the opportunity to share our work, exchange ideas, and connect with so many inspiring colleagues in Białystok. Dziękujemy ✨
We are grateful for the opportunity to share our work, exchange ideas, and connect with so many inspiring colleagues in Białystok. Dziękujemy ✨
September 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Thank you Ogólnopolski Zjazd Socjologiczny for having us!
We are grateful for the opportunity to share our work, exchange ideas, and connect with so many inspiring colleagues in Białystok. Dziękujemy ✨
We are grateful for the opportunity to share our work, exchange ideas, and connect with so many inspiring colleagues in Białystok. Dziękujemy ✨
We’re happy to share our new article, just in time for some summer reading: “Towards a common EU-abortion policy? The European Parliament’s resolutions on abortion as a human rights issue” by Lourdes Peroni and Marta Bucholc.
August 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We’re happy to share our new article, just in time for some summer reading: “Towards a common EU-abortion policy? The European Parliament’s resolutions on abortion as a human rights issue” by Lourdes Peroni and Marta Bucholc.
July 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Tomek Detlaf: Large Language Models as a tool for argumentation analysis: a field report from the study of parliamentary debates on abortion.
Stay tuned to our socials, we’ll be sharing more about our experience at ISA, including reflections and exchanges in different formats.
Stay tuned to our socials, we’ll be sharing more about our experience at ISA, including reflections and exchanges in different formats.
July 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tomek Detlaf: Large Language Models as a tool for argumentation analysis: a field report from the study of parliamentary debates on abortion.
Stay tuned to our socials, we’ll be sharing more about our experience at ISA, including reflections and exchanges in different formats.
Stay tuned to our socials, we’ll be sharing more about our experience at ISA, including reflections and exchanges in different formats.
Marta Gospodarczyk: If only a man could control the rain!” strategies of polish farming households in times of drought.
Iskra De Vries and Carolina Mosquera Vera: Pregnancy interpellation under restrictive abortion laws: rethinking law through abortion testimonies in Argentina and Poland.
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Iskra De Vries and Carolina Mosquera Vera: Pregnancy interpellation under restrictive abortion laws: rethinking law through abortion testimonies in Argentina and Poland.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Marta Gospodarczyk: If only a man could control the rain!” strategies of polish farming households in times of drought.
Iskra De Vries and Carolina Mosquera Vera: Pregnancy interpellation under restrictive abortion laws: rethinking law through abortion testimonies in Argentina and Poland.
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Iskra De Vries and Carolina Mosquera Vera: Pregnancy interpellation under restrictive abortion laws: rethinking law through abortion testimonies in Argentina and Poland.
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we presented four papers and joined interdisciplinary conversations. Our PI chaired three panels and took part in rich discussions across fields. Here's what we shared:
Marta Bucholc: Alienated human rights? comparative insights from a study of abortion debates in Poland and Argentina.
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Marta Bucholc: Alienated human rights? comparative insights from a study of abortion debates in Poland and Argentina.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
we presented four papers and joined interdisciplinary conversations. Our PI chaired three panels and took part in rich discussions across fields. Here's what we shared:
Marta Bucholc: Alienated human rights? comparative insights from a study of abortion debates in Poland and Argentina.
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Marta Bucholc: Alienated human rights? comparative insights from a study of abortion debates in Poland and Argentina.
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The Abortion Figurations team is happy to wrap up our participation at the ISA Conference (@isa-sociology.org) We had inspiring encounters in Rabat, a city full of history, murals, cats, and the warmest people.
With over 4,000 sociologists from around the world +
With over 4,000 sociologists from around the world +
July 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The Abortion Figurations team is happy to wrap up our participation at the ISA Conference (@isa-sociology.org) We had inspiring encounters in Rabat, a city full of history, murals, cats, and the warmest people.
With over 4,000 sociologists from around the world +
With over 4,000 sociologists from around the world +
The #PaperOfTheWeek for today is "Nationalist Revivals and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies" by our PI Marta Bucholc, which was published in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science.
June 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The #PaperOfTheWeek for today is "Nationalist Revivals and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies" by our PI Marta Bucholc, which was published in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science.
New book: Dynamics of Gender Relations
Edited by Stefanie Ernst, Valerie Dahl, and our PI Marta Bucholc
What happens when gender is approached not as a fixed category, but as a long-term social process shaped by power balances, interdependence, and emotional regulation?
Edited by Stefanie Ernst, Valerie Dahl, and our PI Marta Bucholc
What happens when gender is approached not as a fixed category, but as a long-term social process shaped by power balances, interdependence, and emotional regulation?
May 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
New book: Dynamics of Gender Relations
Edited by Stefanie Ernst, Valerie Dahl, and our PI Marta Bucholc
What happens when gender is approached not as a fixed category, but as a long-term social process shaped by power balances, interdependence, and emotional regulation?
Edited by Stefanie Ernst, Valerie Dahl, and our PI Marta Bucholc
What happens when gender is approached not as a fixed category, but as a long-term social process shaped by power balances, interdependence, and emotional regulation?
Over two days, we explored key issues like reproductive justice, trans rights, obstetric violence, anti-gender campaigns, and more. The conversations were deeply interdisciplinary, connecting gender studies, law, and the social sciences +
May 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Over two days, we explored key issues like reproductive justice, trans rights, obstetric violence, anti-gender campaigns, and more. The conversations were deeply interdisciplinary, connecting gender studies, law, and the social sciences +
Huge thanks to the wonderful organizers, and to the IISL for warmly hosting us with such care. And thank you to all the participants for your engaged presence, thoughtful provocations, and generous reflections.
May 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Huge thanks to the wonderful organizers, and to the IISL for warmly hosting us with such care. And thank you to all the participants for your engaged presence, thoughtful provocations, and generous reflections.
That’s a wrap from Oñati! The Abortion Figurations team participated last week in the workshop “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) under the Spectrum of Sex, Gender and Sexuality” at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL), which concluded this past Friday.
May 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
That’s a wrap from Oñati! The Abortion Figurations team participated last week in the workshop “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) under the Spectrum of Sex, Gender and Sexuality” at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL), which concluded this past Friday.
Next week, the Abortion Figurations team will be participating in the workshop “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) under the Spectrum of Sex, Gender and Sexuality”, taking place on 22–23 May at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL) in Oñati.
May 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Next week, the Abortion Figurations team will be participating in the workshop “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) under the Spectrum of Sex, Gender and Sexuality”, taking place on 22–23 May at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL) in Oñati.
Join us for a seminar with Angela Purulli and Vincenzo Marasco (University of Florence) exploring how Norbert Elias’s concept of social habitus can help make sense of everyday practices related to the climate transition.
May 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Join us for a seminar with Angela Purulli and Vincenzo Marasco (University of Florence) exploring how Norbert Elias’s concept of social habitus can help make sense of everyday practices related to the climate transition.
The Abortion Figurations team is currently in Mozambique conducting fieldwork. We’re deeply grateful to the local researchers and partners who have welcomed us and shared their knowledge.
May 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The Abortion Figurations team is currently in Mozambique conducting fieldwork. We’re deeply grateful to the local researchers and partners who have welcomed us and shared their knowledge.
Last week, on April 7, it was Mozambican Women’s Day. At Abortion Figurations, we recognize the importance of this date and follow the country’s context and ongoing debates around abortion rights closely.
April 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Last week, on April 7, it was Mozambican Women’s Day. At Abortion Figurations, we recognize the importance of this date and follow the country’s context and ongoing debates around abortion rights closely.
Seminar: Palenques Veracruzanos: A Trans-Atlantic Conversation
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 16:00 CEST
Online (Zoom): uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 16:00 CEST
Online (Zoom): uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Seminar: Palenques Veracruzanos: A Trans-Atlantic Conversation
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 16:00 CEST
Online (Zoom): uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 16:00 CEST
Online (Zoom): uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We’re excited to have her here this spring and hope she finds many opportunities to engage with Polish academia and the vibrant environment in Warsaw!
March 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We’re excited to have her here this spring and hope she finds many opportunities to engage with Polish academia and the vibrant environment in Warsaw!
We’re happy to welcome Dr Claire Pierson (@clairepierson.bsky.social) as a Visiting Researcher with the Abortion Figurations team in Warsaw 🧵
March 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We’re happy to welcome Dr Claire Pierson (@clairepierson.bsky.social) as a Visiting Researcher with the Abortion Figurations team in Warsaw 🧵