THE RHETORIC OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Study the history of reproductive justice activism in the United States. Consider the legal basis for reproductive rights and key Supreme Court decisions relating to birth control and abortion. Examine core questions: how have reproductive rights been defined differently in different historical moments? What are rights in the context of reproduction? Who has reproductive freedom, and whose reproduction has been controlled? What role does race play in the history of reproductive justice? How does class influence people's access to reproductive healthcare? How does analyzing gender help us understand the history of reproductive justice?
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify key moments in the organized movement for reproductive justice in the United States Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain key concepts from rhetorical criticism and social movement studies Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply theoretical concepts to primary and secondary texts Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate the links between reproduction and power Audience: Undergraduate 5. Collaborate with classmates to develop an understanding of how historical and contemporary movements for reproductive freedom emerged Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify key moments in the organized movement for reproductive justice in the United States Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain key concepts from rhetorical criticism and social movement studies Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply theoretical concepts to primary and secondary texts Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate the links between reproduction and power Audience: Undergraduate 5. Collaborate with classmates to develop an understanding of how historical and contemporary movements for reproductive freedom emerged Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027