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ANTH 258 - Anthropology of Reproduction: Fertility and the Future

In this course, we will study human reproduction as a cultural process.  Among our central questions will be: how do gender, class, race, and religion shape reproductive ideals and practices around the world?  How do difficulties in reproduction, ranging from infertility and pregnancy loss (miscarriage) to natural disaster and political upheaval, impact those ideals and practices?  Our ethnographic examples will come from around the world, but will emphasize South Asia and the United States.  We will examine the perspectives of both men and women and situate local examples within national and global struggles to (re)produce the future.
 

Credits: 3