PSC 432 - Autonomy/Poli of Reproduction

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

This course explores the notion of reproductive autonomy through examination of the politics of reproduction in the United States. We will be particularly focused on the regulation of abortion and sterilization. The central questions of the course will be: What does the terrain of reproductive politics reveal about the contemporary understanding of women, maternal desire, and reproduction? What understandings of gender do reproductive policies, laws, and discourse reflect and re-entrench? How do policy and law incentivise certain women's reproduction while discouraging other women from reproducing? How might reproductive autonomy be achieved? What exactly does "reproductive autonomy" mean? In exploring this last question we will read an array of political and feminist theory.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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