That’s me(n) in the corner, that’s me(n) in the not right of reproduction

Hadley, Robin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-7648 (2018) That’s me(n) in the corner, that’s me(n) in the not right of reproduction. In: Contemporary Research Methods Auto/Biography event: Public/Private / Insiders/Outsiders, 1 February 2018, University of Plymouth, UK. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

There is a paucity of material on the interview dynamics when men interview men on a sensitive subject. Childless men are, compared to women, absent from geographical, gerontological, psychological, reproductive, and sociological research. These disciplines have mainly focussed on parenthood, family, and women. Feminist researchers have highlighted the paucity of material on the fertility intentions, history and experience of older men. While reproduction is central to feminisms it is absent from masculinities scholarship. In this piece, I describe my experience of interviewing fellow involuntarily childless men and my experiences as a man in a feminised academic arena.