Reproductive Politics (FYS)
AMST 115F
Spring 2026
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 113F, STS 115F |
This course explores the history and current status of reproductive politics in the United States. Particular attention will be given to the intersection of scientific and bioethical concerns with matters of social difference and cultural meaning. Issues covered will include: the history and legacy of the birth control movement; the ideological construction of "infancy" and "childhood"; changing attitudes towards pregnancy and childbirth; conceptions of parenthood; abortion rights; the fetal personhood debates; the regulation of pregnancy within institutionalized settings; disability, selective abortion, and genetic engineering; race, gender, and reproductive justice; and more. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major readings: Melinda Cooper, THE OOCYTE ECONOMY: THE CHANGING MEANING OF HUMAN EGGS, Dorothy Roberts: KILLING THE BLACK BODY: RACE, REPRODUCTION, AND THE MEANING OF LIBERTY, Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger, REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: AN INTRODUCTION, Viviana Zelizer, PRICING THE PRICELESS CHILD: THE CHANGING SOCIAL VALUE OF CHILDREN, Jill Lepore, THE MANSION OF HAPPINESS: A HISTORY OF LIFE AND DEATH
Joan B. Wolf, IS BREAST BEST? TAKING ON THE BREASTFEEDING EXPERTS AND THE NEW HIGH STAKES OF MOTHERHOOD, Modhumita Roy and Mary Thompson, eds., THE POLITICS OF REPRODUCTION: ADOPTION, ABORTION, AND SURROGACY IN THE AGE OF NEOLIBERALISM, Robert Darby, A SURGICAL TEMPTATION: THE DEMONIZATION OF THE FORESKIN AND THE RISE OF CIRCUMCISION
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Examinations and Assignments:
: Weekly Moodle posts; participation; short presentations; short response papers; final paper/project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
: N/A |
| Instructor(s): Glick,Megan H. Times: ....R.. 08:50AM-11:40AM; Location: CAMS 1; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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