Theorizing Reproductive In/Justice

Reproductive Justice, a theoretical paradigm and activist praxis developed by Black feminist organizers in the U.S., provides a framework for analyzing how reproduction is shaped by power structures. In this course, students will learn to examine pressing contemporary issues related to reproduction through the lens of anthropology. By examining the RJ movement’s primary three principles, 1) the right not to have a child, 2) the right to have a child, and 3) the right to parent children in safe and healthy environments, this course welcomes junior scholars into an interdisciplinary space for thinking through the historical and continued role of governance strategies in shaping and controlling reproduction, and reproduction’s impact and reliance on seemingly disparate aspects of life.