LALS 176 Reproductive Justice and the Border

Examines the role of reproductive injustice and violence (such as medical apartheid, eugenics, and sexual violence) as a cornerstone in U.S. nation-state formation and its territorial boundaries. Historicizes reproductive violence as a strategy of border control and immigration enforcement informing contemporary immigration debates such as family separation, family detention, and the coerced hysterectomies of migrant women. Explores the foundational theories of the reproductive justice movement and women of color organizing.