Motherhood and the Technological Womb
AMS 4324 (Same as GST 4325)
School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Examines the relationship between reproductive technologies and the meanings of motherhood. Investigates the history of reproductive technologies and how various interventions and medical/technological "advances" have influenced the social, emotional, legal, political, and economic dimensions of motherhood and reproduction. Topics include conception and birth control, "test tube" babies, infertility treatments, surrogacy, fetal ultrasound imaging, high-order multiple births, genetic testing, cloning, and ectogenesis (artificial wombs). 3 credit hours.
Offering Frequency: Each year
Grades: 10
Median GPA: A
Mean GPA: 3.703