Introduction. Contending with the Hourglass: Time, Reproduction, and the Problematization of Ageing

Authors

  • Anindita Majumdar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/aa.2021.353

Keywords:

Temporality, Reproduction, Masculinities, Intergenerational, Egg Freezing, Menopause

Abstract

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2021-05-11

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