Bodies and Market in the Era of Precariousness, Valencia 2018
Written by: Maria Medina-Vicent, Universitat Jaume I | Posted on:
ASPARKÍA, Investigació Feminista, CUERPOS EN VENTA, Número 33. 2018
UNIVERSITAT JAUME I, Valencia.
I am proud that one of my works on the subject of surrogate pregnancy has been featured in a publication by the University Jaume I in Valencia, titled "Bodies and Market in the Era of Precariousness"
"Abstract
The current relationship between bodies and market becomes a central issue in the neoliberal framework, since it directly concerns the rights and vital opportunities of individuals. In this context of acute precariousness we are witnessing a progressive commodification of bodies, especially those of women, who become subject to the laws of supply and demand. In addition, this process does not occur only in a corporeal dimension, but also refers to the conformation of contemporary subjectivities. Thus, it is within a system such as the neoliberal where certain practices such as surrogate pregnancy or assisted reproduction techniques acquire meaning, especially because it is the neoliberal logic itself that feeds its functioning. In this article we try to reflect on an issue that we consider central to the commodification of women’s bodies: their meaning in a neoliberal context of precariousness and individualism."
