Nove reproduktivne prakse iz antropološke perspektive: od „veštačkog života“ do kosmopolitske biosocijalnosti*
New reproductive practices from an anthropological perspective: from “artificial life” to cosmopolitan biosociality

Author(s): Suzana Ignjatović
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Demography and human biology, Human Ecology
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: human reproduction; new reproductive technologies; anthropology; bioentities; kinship; gender
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the implications of new reproductive technologies on anthropology. We focus on two historical points: the anthropological perspective on the emerging new technologies at the beginning of the 1990s, and more recent anthropological research in this field. We use a four-item analytical grid to re-examine the transformation of reproductive practices in anthropological discourse: 1) naturalization and circulation of reproductive practices; 2) reproductive actors and communities; 3) kinship and 4) gender relations. Some profound changes were anticipated thirty years ago, whereas some developments in reproductive practices have only recently become relevant anthropological issues. Over several decades, new reproductive technologies have become normalized artifacts, with widespread circulation of reproductive practices. Kinship remains a relevant, anthropological aspect of new reproductive practices, while the gender dimension of reproduction is changing significantly. We also identified the most relevant epistemological, methodological, and practical implications of new reproductive technologies for anthropology in the foreseeable future.

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