Narrating Infertility in Spain by Catherine Bourland Ross - 9781684485741

Narrating Infertility in SpainAuthor(s): Catherine Bourland Ross\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bucknell University Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Bucknell University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781684485741, 978-1684485741\nSynopsis\nThe drop in Spanish birth rates in 1998 to their lowest level of [url] births per woman was accompanied by a boom in publishing about motherhood. New narrative forms, ranging from blogs to diaries to comics, expressed womens experiences, including ambivalence about motherhood in the face of societal pressures. Narrating Infertility in Spain, the first study of infertility in post-2008 female-authored texts, analyzes discussions of adoption, assisted reproduction, egg and sperm donation, and the decision not to have children due to economic or social instability. By examining the work of writers and vocal activists Silvia Nanclares, Raquel Snchez-Silva, Samantha Villar, Laura Freixas, and Diana Lpez Varela, Bourland Ross situates infertility in Spain withi.