▌2020學實學校｜不死之軀—續命術、數位替生與賽伯格
「不死之軀」系列講座以人類對於「永生」的慾望為出發點，及醫療知識對人類生、死經驗的中介與影響，逐場次地推展關於科技發展下對未來生命想像的討論。
本年度的第三場講座將由台灣大學社會學系教授吳嘉苓擔任講師，以「多胞胎共和國：生殖科技的寄望、風險與治理」為講題，在人工生殖技術發展已逾四十年的當今，以試管嬰兒的多胞胎比例超過四成的台灣脈絡，從科技的社會技術想像、生殖科技的性別政治、管制科學，以及醫療市場等面向，解析台灣生殖科技發展的特性。
講座將於2020年5月30日（週六）下午2至4點於空總臺灣當代文化實驗場共享吧舉辦，講座當日將進行全程線上直播，現場僅開放30名聽眾進場，系統將於活動前兩週開放報名。
▌講座資訊
講題｜多胞胎共和國：生殖科技的寄望、風險與治理
講師｜吳嘉苓（臺灣大學社會學系教授）
日期｜2020/05/30（六）2−4 pm（1:30pm開始進場）
地點｜空總臺灣當代文化實驗場 共享吧（台北市大安區建國南路一段177號）
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＊限額30名，保留座位5分鐘
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＊因應新冠病毒疫情，講座當日將進行額溫測量及手部酒精
▌講座大綱
講題｜多胞胎共和國：生殖科技的寄望、風險與治理
講師｜吳嘉苓（臺灣大學社會學系教授）
全球第一個誕生的試管嬰兒，已經慶祝四十歲的生日。研發
在1998年首度有全球性的統計評比，就發現臺灣胚胎植
▌關於講師
吳嘉苓
現任教於臺灣大學社會學系，主要專長領域為醫療社會學、
共同主辦｜空總臺灣當代文化實驗場、立方計劃空間
策劃｜立方計劃空間
*立方計劃空間由國藝會、台北市文化局、RC文化藝術基
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As a thematic lecture/workshop series initiated by TheCube Project Space in 2016, Praxis School has been co-organized by TheCube and C-LAB since 2018, and will enter its fifth year in 2020.
Following the theme Tiangong Kaiwu II: Modern Life and the History of Technology that ran through the events in 2018 and 2019, the 2020 Praxis School advances it by treating human desire for immortality as the point of departure, focusing on how medical knowledge intervenes in and affects human experiences of life and death, so as to progressively spark insightful discussions on the imagination of future life in view of current technological development. The main theme of the 2020 Praxis School, Immortal Body, is divided into several subthemes that touch upon the concepts of life sustaining wizardry, digital replacement, cyborg, and so forth, through which the 2020 Praxis School attempts to explore the views of life in different societies and knowledge systems as well as in different stages of technological development.
#3_2020/05/30 (Sat.) 2-4pm
❚ The Republic of Multiple Births: The Expectations, Risks, and Governance of Reproductive Technology
Lecturer: Wu Chia-Ling (prof., Department of Sociology at the National Taiwan University)
Venue: C-Lab, Co-Working Space (No.177, Sec. 1, Jianguo S. Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City)
The first test-tube baby in the world has celebrated her 40th birthday. The British scientist who invented the method of in vitro fertilization won the Nobel Prize in 2010. Assisted reproductive technology has been regarded as a medical breakthrough and a remedy for infertility. However, it also entails new risks to health. While the use of ovulation drugs and the implantation of multiple embryos during the process are intended to increase the success rate, they also increase the likelihood of multiple births that may compromise the health of the mother and the babies. We expect to maximize the potential for success and meanwhile minimize the risks. Appropriate regulatory measures thus come under the spotlight of both the governments and the reproductive medicine scene.
According to the first global statistics on this issue in 1998, the average number of implanted embryos in Taiwan was four, which was the largest in the world. The rate of multiple births of test-tube babies in Taiwan at that time was over 40%, which made this island known as the republic of multiple births. This lecture will chronicle the risk governance of test-tube babies, analyzing the features of reproduction technology development in Taiwan from the perspectives of sociotechnical imaginary, the gender politics of reproduction technology, regulatory science, and healthcare market.
❚ About the Lecturers
Wu Chia-Ling
Wu Chia-Ling is Professor of Sociology at the National Taiwan University. Her recent publication includes women’s risk negotiation of new reproductive technologies, the making of multiple embryo transfer regulation, and architectural design for the post-disaster reconstruction. Her current research projects examine the reproductive governance in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. She served as the editor-in-chief of East Asian Science, Technology and Society in 2013-2015, and is currently the editor-in-chief for Women’s and Gender Studies (in Chinese).
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Concept | TheCube Project Space
TheCube Project Space is sponsored by National Culture and Arts Foundation, Department of Culture Affairs, Taipei City Government, RC Culture and Arts Foundation and Dr. Chen Po-Wen.
