EPISODE · Oct 30, 2015
Sharmila Rudrappa on Global Surrogacy
from Office Hours · host Sarah Catherine Billups
In this episode, we step into the global market for surrogate mothers with University of Texas sociologist Sharmila Rudrappa. She explains why India has become an increasingly popular destination for American couples searching for affordable pregnancy assistance. She also considers why most Indian women who become surrogates come from working class backgrounds, and how their […]
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In this episode, we step into the global market for surrogate mothers with University of Texas sociologist Sharmila Rudrappa [1]. She explains why India has become an increasingly popular destination for American couples searching for affordable pregnancy assistance. She also considers why most Indian women who become surrogates come from working class backgrounds, and how their experiences as wage workers inform what kind of value gets placed on this new form of “labor”. Her book is called Discounted Life: The Price of Global Surrogacy in India [2]. Download Office Hours #116 [3] [1] http://www.utexas.edu/cola/southasia/faculty/profile.php?id=rudrappa [2] http://nyupress.org/books/9781479825325/ [3] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/OH116_Rudrappa.mp3
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