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Laura Perler is a researcher in social cultural geography, currently holding a postdoctoral position at the University of Bern. Her academic journey began with a Bachelor's degree in Social Anthropology and Public Law, followed by a Master's in Social Anthropology and Gender Studies, both completed at the University of Bern. Perler holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen, where her dissertation focused on transnational egg donation and reprogenetics in Spain. She is involved in multiple research projects exploring reproductive geopolitics and aims to understand the implications of reproductive technologies on women’s lives, particularly within the Swiss asylum process. Her research interests span (social biological) reproduction, feminist technoscience, migration, and care work, with a keen interest in qualitative methods and audiovisual approaches to participant observation. In addition to research, Perler is engaged in exhibitions and collaborations with artists, striving to make complex scientific concepts accessible to broader audiences.
University of Bern • Bern
Working on the research project 'Reproductive Geopolitics' focusing on women's reproductive biographies in the Swiss asylum process.
Social Cultural Geography, University of Bern • Bern
University of St. Gallen •
Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern •
NFP-Project 67 •
Part of the Swiss Joint Master in Computer Science (Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel).