INQ-120 | Ethics/Reproductive Politics

Full Title: The Ethics of Reproductive Politics

Topic Description:

“Reproductive politics” is a term that is often a shorthand to point to debates around abortion. Yet, the term embodies so much more! This course also examines rhetoric surrounding breastfeeding, menstruation, sexuality, surrogacy, and how all politics are connected to reproductive politics. Using historical, political, and recent popular culture texts, students will explore the ethics surrounding reproductive politics from a number of feminist frameworks. We will answer questions such as: how are reproductive politics telling about larger ethical concerns about gendered bodies? What do feminine, maternal, and feminist approaches to ethics tell us about women’s moral experiences with reproduction and reproductive politics? What can a deeper understanding of reproductive politics reveal about popular culture texts like The Handmaid’s Tale?

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: October 2020