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She has multiple publications on the practices of reproduction, intentional communities, and utopian projects, and she helped organize various alternative education initiatives in New York City.<\/p>\n      <p>For almost 20 years, she has been teaching at the City University of New York, where she teaches courses in Cultural\/Medical Anthropology, Gender\/Sexuality, and Russian Studies. 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