Research Promotion Ideas
AMAT - Bridging the gap
			
			
			
						Possible Themes
- Reconceptualising the construction of ‘human reproduction’
 - Developing different metaphorical frameworks (more than traditional morality or economics)
 - Influence of legislative change
 - Political decision-making
 - Social traditions emanating from decision points (conception, abortion, birth etc)
 - Working with marginalised groups to develop language/communication education for teenage mothers – teenage sexuality, pregnancy and abortion
 
Interesting phrases
- Conceptions of the Embryo
 - Maternal Cyborg
 - Being and becoming human
 - Perspectives on human reproduction
 
													Core Business
- Getting a child (conception, assisted reproduction, pregnancy, birth)
 - Preventing a child (contraception, sterilisation, abortion)
 - Raising children (family, education, parenting, schooling)
 - Social reproduction
 - Genealogy
 
Other Possible activity
- Edited collection of already published papers
 - Commissioned research on a particular theme
 - Conference and edited publication of papers, book, and/or CD of proceedings
 - Scholarship for Masters level thesis (within the social context of human reproduction)
 - Establish commercial marketing/ communication centre View AMAT Ethics Committee Procedure