Anthropology 316EG - Reproductive and Genetic Tech

This seminar will focus on emerging innovations;in the development, use and governance of;reproductive and genetic technologies (RGTs). How;do novel developments at the interface of;fertility treatment and biomedical research raise;both new and enduring questions about;the'naturalness' of procreation, the politics of;queer families, the im/possibilities of;disabilities, and transnational citizenship? Who;has a say in what can be done and for which;purposes? We will engage with ethnographic texts,;documentaries, policy statements, citizen science;activist projects, and social media in order to;closely explore the diversity of perspectives in;this field.

Prereq: 8 credits in gender studies or anthropology.