THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE WOMB: EPIGENETICS AND PARENT/CHILD HEALTH
Concentrating social and ecological environments as well as that of the body, focuses on the toxic effects of late industrialism, epigenetics and maternal/fetal health as well as destabilizing ideas about "normal" reproduction. Examine how the possibilities for expanding the scope from maternal/fetal health to "parent/child" health - where kinship is not strictly about biologic belonging or coming "straight from the womb," but also about love and a safe home or chosen family. Undergirding our analysis is an "eco-social" approach, guided by questions of what constitutes "health," access to living a healthy life - in a body and on a planet that feels safe to inhabit.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Increase knowledge of epigenetics and maternal/fetal as well as parent/child health. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Develop analytical thinking and improve written and spoken communication skills Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Engage critical connections and construct ethical actions in the face of climate change, environmental racism, medical justice and planetary health Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate writing and analytical skills through a deeper engagement with the material and enriching their chosen field of study Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Increase knowledge of epigenetics and maternal/fetal as well as parent/child health. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Develop analytical thinking and improve written and spoken communication skills Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Engage critical connections and construct ethical actions in the face of climate change, environmental racism, medical justice and planetary health Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate writing and analytical skills through a deeper engagement with the material and enriching their chosen field of study Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027