Media and Reproductive Health

How do television, film, and new media technologies reflect and shape public opinion and policy around reproductive issues? This course focuses on relationships among reproductive health, popular media, social media, public policy, and movements for reproductive rights and justice in the United States. By analyzing a range of today’s media – from Jane the Virgin and Teen Mom to sex ed and fertility apps – students will gain an understanding of key issues within reproductive health and politics, including the effects of social inequalities on reproductive freedom and outcomes, while practicing important academic skills to increase college readiness.