Meghana Joshi

Meghana Joshi, a teaching associate professor at the University of Buffalo, dives into her groundbreaking ethnographic work on parenting and childlessness in reunified Berlin. She discusses how demographic anxieties shape social inclusion and exclusion, revealing the contrasting experiences of ethnic Germans with fertility issues. The conversation touches on the societal attitudes towards reproduction and family structures, while also exploring cultural differences in emotional journeys around parenthood between Berlin and India.