Altruistic Surrogacy and Reproductive Futurism in Falguni Kothari's The Object of Your Affections (2019).

The article explores the representation of altruistic surrogacy and reproductive futurism in Falguni Kothari's novel "The Object of Your Affections." It analyzes the motivations and implications of perpetuating the biological family model, as well as the neoliberal notions surrounding motherhood and...

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Publicado en:Women's Studies Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 95 - 117
Autores principales: Sharma, Eva, Malhotra, Isha
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan/Feb2025
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        Motherhood
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        Social norms
        Gender role
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