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Fall 2010
Gender and Women's Studies 98/198
2 Unit(s)

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About the Course:

** First class meeting was on Tuesday 8/31 but if you missed it and are still interested, please come to the 2nd class meeting on Tuesday 9/7 from 5:30-7:30pm @ 2311 Tolman Hall. Feel free to bring snacks or dinner! We will start our discussion and class definitions of Reproduction.

We hope you will consider enrolling in our class--it's going to be eye-opening, controversial, and thought-provoking. We welcome students from all majors and backgrounds!

Life begins with conception and rapid growth. Great amounts of knowledge are taken in and the glorious days of childhood linger. Life continues upon the entrance to adulthood, when we grapple with the complications of the world around us and search for the reasons behind social patterns. Life wraps up with the deliverance of past experiences and knowledge to the next generation. While the above cycle of life is a simplified framework, it will serve as the metaphorical basis for our course. The course will be broken off into three parts: the biology behind reproduction, an intersectional approach to reproductive justice, and practical integration of the course materials.

The class will first explore the question,  “What is reproduction?” Further into the course, students will discuss how the above inquiry relates to justice. Finally, the student will prepare a final presentation related to the topics of the course, allowing the integration of the course materials to the community.  Some topics include: Global Fertility, Disparities, Bio-Ethics of reproductive technoliges, Contraceptives, Abortion/Miscarriage, Feminist Perspective(s) of the (Fe)male Body, Reproductive Rights, among others

Key components:

-Weekly readings: We have put together a comprehensive reader which we will require students to read for class. This is the backbone of the course and will inform our discussions and prepare for guest speakers.

-2 short quizzes

-1 current event article write up

-Final Project: Gallery Presentation-Event Night

The course will be heavily driven by discussion and class-interaction. At most, we will allow 1 absence. Please notify the facilitator in advance of any conflicts or absences.

How to Enroll:

Because this course is aimed to be heavily discussion based, we want to limit the class size to 20 students.This will allow for a comfortable space to really discuss some difficult issues.

A short application/info sheet is available here. If you are interested in the class, please attend the first class on Tuesday 8/31 @ 5:30pm and bring the application with you. The agenda for 8/31 will be a short info brief about the class, passing out the syllabus, answering some questions, and passing out CECs to officially enroll in the class.

We're really looking forward to meeting all of you!