WGS 328 - Reproductive and Sexual Justice: Concepts of Body, Agency, and Freedom

The reproductive justice framework was created in 1994 by Black women social justice leaders. These twelve women organized Black women’s voices in opposition to the exclusion of reproductive and sexual health care in proposed plans for universal health reform. The women used their understanding of “reproductive rights” and “social justice” to create the concept of reproductive justice, a theoretical framework grounded in human rights and Black feminist theory. This course explores the historical and contemporary contestations over the reproductive and sexual bodies and lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and how reproductive justice has been used as both a theory and praxis to challenge and reshape reproductive and sexual politics. This course counts towards the Women and Gender Studies certificate.
Units: 4
Course Type: Seminar