News
Panel on Biotechnology and Immigration, joint EASST/4S conference (Copenhagen, Denmark) - October 2012
Torsten Heinemann, Ilpo Helén, and Thomas Lemke host an open panel at the joint EASST/4S conference in Copenhagen in October 2012. The panel is titled "Biotechnolgy and Immigration". The call for papers can be found on the 4S conference website or here.
12th EASA Biennial Conference (Nanterre, France) - July 2012
Torsten Heinemann, Urslua Naue, and Anna-Maria Tapaninen will present a paper at the EASA Biennial Conference. The paper is titled "Mistrusting families: The use of DNA testing for family reunification" and will be part of workshop W014. The conference will take place at the Nanterre University, France on 10-13 July 2012. More information can be found on the conference website.
Invited lecture at the Cornelia Goethe Centrum, Goethe University (Frankfurt, Germany) - February 2012
Thomas Lemke will give a lecture on DNA testing for family reunification in the series of lectures "Mensch/Natur/Verhältnisse. Interdisziplinäre feministische Perspektiven". The lecture is titled "Geschlechterverhältnisse und Familienkonzepte. Der Einsatz von DNA-Analysen in Einwanderungsverfahren". The lecture will take place on 8 February 2012, 6 pm at the Goethe University, Frankfurt (Room: AfE 238).
Press coverage in Portugal - October 2011
The Portuguese daily national newspaper Público published an interview with Torsten Heinemann and Thomas Lemke on the use of DNA testing in family reunification cases. The article can be downloaded here.
