Syllabus: POLITICS OF MOTHERHOOD Fall 2023

POL 210-B/ WGS 377-A: POLITICS OF MOTHERHOOD IN THE UNITED STATES FALL2023

ProfessorMelissaHarris-Perry

DepartmentofPoliticsandInternationalAffairs

DepartmentofWomen,Gender,andSexualityStudies

PrograminAfricanAmericanStudies

PrograminEnvironmentandSustainability

ThiscourseexaminestheintersectionofmotherhoodandpoliticsintheUnitedStateswithafocuson contemporaryAmericanpolitics.Thecoursewillincludesome groundingin19thand20thcentury womenʼspoliticalhistory.Wewillconsiderthepoliticsofmotherhoodinvariousforms,including the relevanceofmotherhoodidentityinthepoliticalchoicesofwomen;theculturalandpoliticalbattles surroundingreproductivejustice;thecomplicatedwaysthatmotherhoodisrepresentedinpopular culture;andtheintersectionsofrace,class,sexualorientation,genderidentity, anddisabilitywiththe socialandpoliticalexperiences ofmotherhood Thiscourserequiresclosereadingofassignedtexts, carefulandoriginalanalysisofkeyideas,classparticipation,andwrittenanalysis Studentswill engagethecourseideasthrougha“mirrorsandwindows”pedagogy,whichrequiresthemtoreflect ontheirownexperiences,assumptions,andideasofmotherhood(mirrors)andtoempathetically engagewithexperiences,assumptions,andideasofmotherhooddifferentfromtheirown(windows)

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:

PICTURED: DaniMcClain,Authorof WeLivefortheWe:ThePoliticalPowerofBlackMotherhood withherdaughterIsobelat4weeksold Photocredit: JuliannaBoehm

Studentswillcriticallyengageawiderangeofscholarlytexts,culturalandmediasources,memoir andnarrative writing,andprimaryhistoricaland policydocuments Studentswillgaincompetencywithusing,analyzing,and assessingthesevarioussourcematerials

Studentswillbecomefamiliarwithbroadthemesandapproachestoscholarlystudiesofmotherhoodacross multiplehumanisticandsocialscientificdisciplines.StudentswillbeabletoIdentifythepoliticsofissueframing andknowledgeproduction.

Studentswillgaincompetencyinunderstandingandanalyzingcontemporarypolicyalternativesanddebates thatinfluence reproduction,parenthood,maternalhealth,andmaternalidentityintheU.S.

Studentswillgainincreasedcompetencywithprofessionalandscholarly analysis,speaking, andwriting.

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Pictured:Socialmediainfluencers,wives Ebony,Denise,andtheirchildren.PhotoCredit @Team2Moms blog

ABOUT YOUR PROFESSOR

MELISSAHARRIS-PERRY

She,Her,Hers

MayaAngelouPresidentialChair

DepartmentofPoliticsandInternationalAffairs

Women, Gender,andSexualityStudies

PrograminAfricanAmericanStudies

PrograminEnvironmentandSustainability

FounderandPresident,AnnaJuliaCooperCenter

HostandManagingEditor,TheTakeaway(2021-2023)

Editor-at-Large,Ellecom(2016-2018)

Host,MSNBCʼsMelissaHarris-Perry(2012-2016)

MelissaHarrisPerrycom

EMAILPOLICY

ProfessorHarris-Perrytypicallyrespondstoallnecessaryandappropriateemailsdirectlyrelatedtocourse matterswithin3businessdays.ProfessorHarris-Perrydoesnotrespondtounsolicitedstudentemailsfrom Fridayat3:00PMuntilMondayat12:00PMunlessspecificallydesignated.PleasebeawarethatProfessor Harris-PerrywillprovideregularupdatestothesyllabusandvariouscoursematerialsonCANVAS.

PROTIPSABOUTPROFMHP

● Howtoaddressme:ProfessorHarris-Perry,ProfessorMHP,ProfMHP,Profareallacceptable “Melissa” isnot

● Igetalotofemail Ifyoudon'tgetanimmediateresponse,donottakeitpersonally,Iam probablyjust “doingallthethings”andwillrespondassoonasIcan

● Andyup,ProfMHPisamomoftwodaughters–Parker,age21andAnna,age9. Soforthisclass,the personalispoliticalandthepoliticalispersonal.Iwillbesharingsomeofmy publicwritingsabout motherhoodas amodelforyourreflectionessays.

CLASS MEETINGS

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● AsofAugust1,2023 thisclassisscheduledtomeet in-person,face-to-faceformat.

● ClassmeetsonceaweekonTuesday aernoonfrom3:30-6:00PM.

● Allstudents areexpectedtoarrivepromptlyandtostayuntiltheendofclass.

● SomesessionsofthisclassmaymeetviaZoom.Noticewillbegiveninadvanceifclassis tobeheldinavirtualcontext.

● Ifitisnecessarytoshitoremotelearningasaresultofpolicychangesbytheuniversityorasa resultofillnessorotherunexpectedchallenges,yourprofessorwillclearlycommunicateall changesincoursescheduleandexpectations.

● Thiscoursemeetsonlyonceaweek.Attendanceiscrucial.MissingmorethanTHREE(3) unexcusedclassesduringthesemesterwillresultina⅓gradereductionfromthefinal gradeforthecourse.

PROTIPSFORATTENDINGCLASSMEETINGS

● Dothereadingandbeprepared.

● Askquestions.

● Feelfreetodisagree,raiseconcerns,andofferalternateperspectives.

● Remember:yourownexperienceisaGREATplacetogeneratehypotheses, but alousyplacetotestthem. Evidencebasedanalysisiskeyforproductivediscussions.

● Makeuseoftheweeklyofficehourswheneveryouhavequestionsthatcannotbereadily addressedduringclassorviaemail.

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Noassignment,meeting,discussion,oranyotheraspectofthisclassismoreimportantthan ourindividualandcollectivephysical,mental,andemotionalhealth. Pleaseprioritizeyour healthandthehealthofothers.Ifanyassignments,meetingsorexpectationsofclassare likelytonegativelyimpactyourhealthpleasediscussalternativeswithProfMHP.

● Drinkmorewaterthanyouthinkyouneed.

● Whenpossible,takeanap.

● Itʼsalongclass!Wewilltakeashortbreakineachclass,butalwaysfeelfreeto standup,leave classbriefly,orusethe restroom. Justbeconsiderateofothers andworktoensureyoudonot distracttheoveralllearningenvironment.

● Doyouneedabitmoresupport?TheCounselingCenterisagreatplacetostart.

● Alwaysfeelfreetomakeanofficehoursappointmentifyoufallbehindorjustwanttodiscuss ideasorconcernsrelatedtoclass.

LATEASSIGNMENTPOLICY

AllstudentshaveONEFREEPASS tobeusedonanyassignmentsexceptthefinalgroup project.ThismeansanyONEassignmentcanbeturnedinupto48hourslatewithno questionsaskedandnonegativeconsequencesforthegrade.Theonlyassignmentthe48 hourfreepasscannotbeusedforisthefinalassignmentofthesemester.

AertheFREEPASSis used,anyassignmentsubmittedlatewillbesubjecttothelate assignmentpolicy

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Studentillnessoremergencysituationsarenotpartofthislateassignmentpolicy. DLate assignmentsduetodocumentedillnessandemergencieswillbeconsideredona case-by-casebasis.

ACADEMICINTEGRITY

Plagiarismisaseriousviolationofethicalconductandacademicintegrity.Plagiarismneednotbe intentional.Allcasesofplagiarism–thetheofwords,ideas,sources,andconclusionswhether fromwritten,audio,oral,ordigitalmaterials–isunacceptable.

Atthesametime,learningandcompletingassignmentsonlinecanmakeitdifficulttodiscern preciselyhowtoensureyouruseofsources,information,images,andideasisappropriate.Please seetheCanvassiteforaprimeraboutAcademicIntegrityandpropercitationpracticesonline.Andif youarestuckorconfused,ask!

GENERATIVEAITOOLS

Tomaintainacultureofintegrityandrespect,generativeAItools(suchasChatGPT) shouldnotbe usedinthecompletionofcourseassignmentsunlessProfessorHarris-Perryspecificallyauthorizes theiruse PermissiontousegenerativeAItoolsmaybegiveninsomecasesbasedonthespecific goalsoftheassignment However,thesetoolsshouldbeusedonlywiththeexplicitandclear permissionofyourprofessorandusedonlyforthepurposesoutlined AnyuseofgenerativeAI toolstocompleteassignmentsoutsideoftheseexplicitparameterswillbeconsideredbasisfor nullificationoftheassignmentandthestudentwillreceiveaZERO(0)fortheassignment

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DISABILITYANDACCOMMODATIONS

Studentswithdisabilitiesrequiringaccommodationsshouldcontact theCenterforLearning, Access,andStudentSuccessnolaterthanthestartofthesemester,toensureappropriate accommodationsareavailable Pleaseemailclass@wfueduorcall336-758-5929

TUTORINGANDWRITINGASSISTANCE

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EXPECTATIONSFORCLASSROOMCONDUCT

Discussingissuesofrace,gender,andAmericanpoliticscanbechallenging Wewillproceedwith empathyforoneanother,kindnesstowardsourselves,andenthusiasmforourcollectivejourney Wewilleachdoourverybesttobepresentandpreparedinourin-person,virtual,synchronousand asynchronouslearningenvironments.

Weacknowledgethatracism,sexism,heterosexism,classism,ableism,andotherformsof interpersonalandinstitutionalizedformsofinequalityexistinsociety.Thisdoesnotmeanweall agreeonthecauses,consequences,orsolutionsfortheseformsofinequality.Itdoesmeanwe agreetodoourbesttobetterunderstandthem,refrainfromrepeatingmisinformation,andrefrain frompersonalattack.Nostudentisexpectedtohavealltheanswers.Mistakesandquestionsare welcomedinthespiritofcooperativelearning.

Wewillworktocreateanatmospherewhere:

Wekeepanopenmindandlisten; Everyoneisvaluedandrespected; Everyonecanworkandlearn;

Everyoneengagesinthethoughtfulpresentationofideas,sharesthefloor,andcancriticallyassess eachotherʼsideas;

Noindividualisridiculedordemeanedforsharingpersonalexperiencesandideas;Personal experiencessharedinthecontextoftheclassroomremainconfidentialunlessotherwiseagreed; Noindividualisexpectedtobearepresentativespokespersonforagivengroupofpeople,given thereisintra-groupdiversityofskills,beliefs,attitudesandbehaviors

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsabouttheseexpectations,pleasefeelfreetoraisetheconcern orquestioninclassortocontactProfessorHarris-Perrydirectly.

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ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADE SCALE

COURSEENGAGEMENT

Allstudentsareexpectedtobeactivelyengagedinthecourse.Courseengagementwillbeassessed basedonthefollowingassignments

ANALYTICPAPERS

Studentswillwritetwo(2)shortpapersthroughoutthesemester.Eachpaperwillreflectcriticallyon theassignedreadings,discussions,andthemesofthecourse. Promptswillbeprovided,butstudents canalsochooseatopicoftheirownchoicewithpriorapprovalfromtheprofessor.Duedatesare notedonthesyllabus.

Studentswillwrite TWO ANALYTICPAPERS during thesemester

Thesepapers should be 2500-3500words (approximately5-7pages)

Papersmustincludefull citationsandalistof works cited.

RubricforShortPapers

Format/Tone:10%points

TextappropriatetoupperlevelcollegepaperFollowsrequirements oflengthandtone

Usesreasonablefonts,margins,spacingetc Clarityofsentencesandparagraphs

Noerrorsandspelling,grammaranduseoflanguageOrganization andcoherenceofideas

Content:70%

Allelementsofthepromptareaddressed Informationandideaspresentedaresoundandcoherent

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StudentsMAYNOTuse generativeAItoolsforthe completionofthesepapers. IfuseofgenerativeAItools forthesepapersisevidenced thestudentwillreceivea zeroforthepaper.

Informationbasedonaccurateandcompleteengagementswith assignedtexts.Coherenceofinformation:specifically,thethesis statementshouldbeclear,the"roadmap"oftheargumentshould beclearandtheconclusionsshouldbeclear

Noopinionsareofferedwithoutsomesortofsupportingevidence toexplainhowtheopinionwascraed

Thebestpaperswillincludesomenuanceandacknowledgethe complexityofhistoricalandpoliticalarguments

Insightandoriginality:10%

Assignedfortheunique,particular,surprisingandoriginalinsights References:10%

HoweffectivelythereferencesareusedintheessaySoundnessof references

Consistentstyleincitations

MOTHERHOODREFLECTIONS

StudentswillwriteTHREE(3) personalreflectionsthroughoutthesemester.Prompts/topicsare providedforeachreflection. Eachreflectionwilladdressintersectionsofmotherhood,personalbelief, political/policyanalysis,andpolitical/culturalrepresentations.

StudentswillwriteTHREE(3) PERSONALREFLECTIONS duringthesemester.

Thesereflectionsmustbeat least800wordsand should notexceed1500words.

Promptsareprovidedforeachpersonalreflectionthroughout thesemester.Essayswillbeassessedbasedonthe thoughtfulnessoftheresponse,qualityandcreativityofthe writing,andacleartrajectoryofgrowthoverthecourseofthe semester.

Althoughthesereflectionsarerootedinpersonalexperiences andbeliefs,studentsareexpectedtogroundthesereflections intheassignedmaterials.

SPEAKER/EVENT

Studentswillbeprovidedwithseveralopportunitiestoattendeventsand/orhearguestspeakers visitingcampusorthecommunity Theseevents/speakerswillbeconnectedtothemesonthecourse AllstudentsmustattendatleastONEevent/speaker Studentsmustcompleteawrittenreflectionfor thespeaker/event Additionalevents/speakerscanbesubmittedforextracredit

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EXTRACREDIT

ProfessorHarris-Perrywillmakeavarietyofexperiencesavailableforstudentstoengageissuesand ideasraisedthroughoutthecourse Toearnextracreditstudentswillsubmitreadingresponsesin responsetotheseexperiences

NOTE:ProfMHPreservestherighttomakechangestopointallocationsandscalewithreasonablenotice.

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION

Photocredit:Stockimagelabeled“MOTHERHOOD”

1.1: INTRODUCTIONTOTHECLASS AUGUST29

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READ:20thCenturyAmericaMotherhood:PromisesPitfallsandContinuingLegacies. OrganizationofAmericanHistorians.

DAYONEASSIGNMENTS

● CompleteGETTINGSTARTEDstudentsurvey.

● Signupforaweektoleadclassdiscussion.

● Identifyanimageorbrief(lessthan30secondvideo-thinktiktok)thatrepresentstheideaof "motherhood"toyou Thiscanbeafamilyphoto,aphotoorbriefvideofromanadvertising campaign,ahistoricorcontemporaryjournalisticphoto,orsomethingyousimplyfindinan internetwebsearch Uploadthephoto,video,orlinktothediscussionforumandbeprepared todiscussinclasswhyyouchoseit

2.1 MOTHERHOODIDEALS WEEK2

September5

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READANDANNOTATESusanDouglasandMeredithMichaels.TheMommyMyth:TheIdealizationofMotherhoodand HowItHasUnderminedAllWomen 2005 Introduction,Chapter 3,4,5

READEnnis,LindaRose IntensiveMothering:RevisitingtheIssueToday Chapter1in IntensiveMothering:The CulturalContradictionsofModernMotherhood,DemeterPress,2014

READAnnieMurphyPaul RoaroftheTigerMom Time January20,2011

READ: DorothyE.Roberts,"Prison,FosterCare,andtheSystemicPunishmentofBlackMothers,"UCLALawReview 59,no.6(August2012):1474-1501

READ:Kelly,Maura.“WomenʼsVoluntaryChildlessness:ARadicalRejectionofMotherhood?”WomenʼsStudies Quarterly37,no.3/4(2009):157–72.

LISTEN:IndigenousChildrenareOverrepresentedinMinnesota'sFosterCareSystem.TheTakeaway January26,2022

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● Howdo social,cultural,economicandpoliticalsystemscreateandreinforceexpectationsofmotherhood?

● Whataresomecontemporaryidealsofmotherhood?Wherearetheypresentinoursocial,cultural,and politicalworld?

● Howdoidealsofgoodmotherhoodinfluencethebehaviorsof individualsandhowtheseidealsinfluence collectivepolitical/policybehaviors?

● Istheresuchathingasagoodmother?Istheresuchathingasabadmother?

● Whattoolsdowehavetoadjudicatethequalityofmaternalparenting?Doweneedadditionaltools forthis purpose?Whatmighttheybe?Howwouldweusethem?

● Doesthestatehavearoleinadvancing/rewardinggoodmotheringanddiscouraging/punishingbad mothering?Doessociety?

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September12

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

WATCH"MommyWars."FilmsMediaGroup,2016.FilmsOnDemand, (approx10min)

READANDANNOTATEPamelaStone.2007. TheChoiceGap.Chapter4in OptingOut?:WhyWomenReallyQuit CareersandHeadHome.Berkeley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.

READANDANNOTATEJennaAbetz,JuliaMoore,“WelcometotheMommyWars,Ladies”:MakingSenseofthe IdeologyofCombativeMotheringinMommyBlogs.Communication,CultureandCritique,Volume11,Issue2,June 2018,Pages265–281

READANDANNOTATECrowley,J.E.(2015),UnpackingthePoweroftheMommyWars.Sociological Inquiry,85: 217-238.

READ Bear,JuliaB.,andToddL.Pittinsky,'AnAbundanceofAmbition', Chapter1inTheCaregivingAmbition:What ItIsandWhyItMattersatHomeandWork(2022;onlineedn,OxfordAcademic,24Mar.2022),

READMalloryERees,SellingtheAbilityto“HaveItAll”:HowDirectSellingOrganizationsExploitIntensiveMothering Ideologies,SocialProblems,Volume70,Issue2,May2023,Pages474–490,ʻ

READJohnston,DeirdreD andDebraH Swanson 2003 "InvisibleMothers:AContentAnalysisofMotherhood IdeologiesandMythsinMagazines"SexRoles49(1)(07):21-21

READMaryE Beckert “FromMullerv OregontoFetalVulnerabilityPolicies”TheUniversityofChicagoLawReview 1986 Vol 53,No 4

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● Whatisatstakein the“mommywars?”Howdotheyconnecttothemommyidealswestudiedlastweek?

● Whatarethecultural,racial,economic,andpoliticalassumptionsandoutcomesofthe“mommywars?”

● Whatfeaturesof the“mommywars”changeovertime? Whataspectsremainstable?

● Whatdothe“mommywars”revealaboutAmericanworkplacesandAmericanpublicpolicy?

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MOTHERHOODREFLECTION1 DUE:FRIDAYSEPTEMBER15

6:00PM

StudentswillwriteTHREE(3) personalreflectionsthroughoutthesemester.Prompts/topicsareprovided foreachreflection. Eachreflectionwilladdressintersectionsofmotherhood,personalbelief,political/ policyanalysis,andpolitical/culturalrepresentations. Reflectionsshouldbeatleast800wordsandshould notexceed1500words.

StudentsMAYNOTusegenerativeAItoolsforthecompletionof thisassignment. Studentsmayusetheir48hourlateFREEPASS onthisassignment.

PROMPT

Whatmakesagoodmother?

Thisquestionhasanimatedmanyofourconversationsandoccupiedtheauthorsofmanyofour textsthusfarinthesemester.Itwillcontinuetobeathemethroughoutthesemester,butthisisyour firstchancetoorganizeyourideasaboutthisconcept.

Youmayrespondearnestlyorsarcastically,butbesureyourreadercanunderstandyourintent. You mayemploypoetry,lyrics,artwork,music,socialmedialinks,oranyothercreativeformof expression

Thisis apersonalreflection Youmaywritefrompersonalexperience Atthesametime,this reflection shouldbeinformedbyourscholarly,analyticmaterialsanddiscussions Itisfully acceptable towriteusingfirstperson(I/we/us)andgroundingyourreflectioninpersonal experienceandbelief. Yourgoalis,inpart, toreflectonhowthesocial,cultural,andpolitical messagesaboutgoodmothering affectyourowndefinitionoftheconcept.Becertaintodiscuss someofthewaysthatidentityandstatuscomplicateandtransformthisdefinitionforyouandfor societymorebroadly.

Besure tofullyciterelevant,assignedmaterials.

BelowarelinkstoseveralpiecesIwroteasacolumnistforEssenceMagazine.Allwerepublishedin2014, theyearmyyoungerdaughterwasborn. Youmayfindthemhelpfulasyouthinkabouttoneforyour reflectionpieces. Iwrotethesepiecesfromastandpointofmyparentalidentityandtheyarewritten withoutascholarlyangle,soyouwillneedtoincludeabitmorelanguagefromourassignedreadings,but again,thesemaybehelpfulmodels

MAY2014,ShapeShiing

JULY2014,ListeningSessions

OCTOBER2014,BeautyLessons

AUGUST2014,MyDaughter,Myself

MODULE 3: MOTHER CITIZEN

PIctured:MomsDemandActionleadsmarchacrosstheBrooklynBridge,June2014 Centeris CongresswomanLucyMcBath(D,GA).PhotoCredit JohnMinchillo/AP MODULE3DATES

3.1 MOBILIZINGMOTHERHOOD

3.2 MOTHERSCROSSINGBORDERS

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3.1 MOBILIZINGMOTHERHOOD WEEK4

September19

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READ: AliceStoneBlackwell.1848 WHYWOMENSHOULDVOTE. BlackwellFamilyPapers:AliceStoneBlackwell Papers,-1957;SubjectFile,1870to1957;Articles;9of9.-1957,1848.

READANDANNOTATE Greenlee,JillS.“SoccerMoms,HockeyMoms,andWaitressMoms:1980–2008.”InThe PoliticalConsequencesofMotherhood,74–118.UniversityofMichiganPress,2014.

READANDANNOTATEGreenlee,JillS.“ReasonsforChange:HowMotherhoodAltersPoliticalAttitudes.”and “Consequences” InThePoliticalConsequencesofMotherhood,194–212.UniversityofMichiganPress,2014.

READANDANNOTATEMaryDouglasVavrus(2000)FromWomenoftheYearto“SoccerMoms”:TheCaseofthe IncredibleShrinkingWomen,PoliticalCommunication,17:2,193-213,

READANDANNOTATEEdmonds-Cady,Cynthia.“MobilizingMotherhood:Race,Class,andtheUsesofMaternalism intheWelfareRightsMovement.”WomenʼsStudiesQuarterly37,no.3/4(2009):206–22.

READANDANNOTATE Killen,Kimberly."CanYouHearMeNow?”Race,Motherhood,andthePoliticsofbeing Heard."Politics&Gender15,no.4(12,2019):623-644.

READ*HowtoReachtheWal-MartMomVoter.TheFederalist.comOctober2014.

READWALMARTMOMSFOCUSGROUPS

EXPLORE:MOMSDEMANDACTION

EXPLORE:MOMSFORLIBERTY

NOTE:MomsForLibertyFoundersRegardingSPLCdefiningthemasa HateGroupandSPLCDefenseOfIncludingMomsforLibertyasaHateGroup

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● In whatwaysis“mother”apoliticallysalientidentity?

● Howhastheidentity“mother”beendeployedstrategicallybythosewhowishtoexpandtheparticipation ofwomeninAmericanpolitics?

● Howhastheidentity“mother”beendeployedstrategicallyinwaysthatmaylimittheparticipationof womeninAmericanpolitics?

● Howdoesraceaffectthepoliticaluseofmotherhoodidentity?

● Howdopartisanshipandideologyaffectthepoliticaluseofmotherhoodidentity

3.2 MOTHERS CROSSING BORDERS

September26

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READFarfán-Santos,Elizabeth. IntroductionandChapters1-5 UndocumentedMotherhood:ConversationsonLove, Trauma,andBorderCrossing.Austin:UniversityofTexasPress,2022.

READANDANNOTATE Oliveira,Gabrielle.IdealsandPracticesofTransnationalMotherhoodandCare.CHAPTER1of MotherhoodAcrossBorders:ImmigrantsandTheirChildreninMexicoandNewYork.NewYork:NewYorkUniversity, 2018.

READANDANNOTATE:ShatteredFamiliesReport.AppliedResearchCenter.2011

READChang,Grace UndocumentedLatinas:TheNew“EmployableMothers” Chapter12inMothering:Ideology, Experience,andAgency,editedbyEvelynNakanoGlenn,etal,Taylor&FrancisGroup,1993

LISTEN:WhatDoesItMeantoMotherAcrossBorders?TheTakeaway.May6,2022(about9minutes)

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● HowdoescitizenshipstatusaffecttheexperienceofmotherhoodintheUS?

● Howarethemotherhoodchoicesofimmigrantwomen(documentedandundocumented)understoodand deployedstrategicallywithinAmericanpoliticsandpolicymaking?

● Howdotheexperiencesofimmigrantmothersilluminateourunderstandingofthesocialandpolitical relevanceofmotherhoodidentitiesthatwebegantooutlineinModule2.1?

● Whatarethedifferingvaluesofempiricaldataandpersonalnarrativeforunderstandingexperiencesof motherhood?

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MODULE 4: PAPER 1

4.1 PAPER 1

WEEK6

ThispaperisdueonFRIDAY,October6,at5:00PMandshouldbesubmitteddigitallyviaCanvas ThereisNOCLASSon TuesdayOctober3sothatyoucanworkonyourpapers PLEASEsubmityourpapersas aGOOGLEDOCandensureProf

MHP hasaccessasaCOMMENTER Thiswillensureyourpapersreceivetimelycommentsandgrades Paperssubmittedas aPDFwillreceiveagradebutcommentswillbedelayed

Thispapershouldbe2500-3500words(approximately5-7pages) Papersmustincludefullcitationsandalistofworks cited.Pleaseuseacompleteandaccuratescholarlycitationstyle.EitherMLA,APA,orChicago.

StudentsMAYNOTusegenerativeAItoolsforthecompletionof thisassignment. Studentsmayusetheir48hourlateFREEPASS onthisassignment.

PAPERPROMPTS:CHOOSEONEofthepromptsbelow

1. ImagineyouareacampaignmanagerforagubernatorialorUSSenatecandidate. Yourcandidatebelievesthat voterswhoaremothersholdthekeytoavictoryinthiscampaignandhasaskedyoutodevelopa“Mothers MobilizationStrategy”forthecampaign. Writeamemooutliningthestrategy.. Besuretoindicatesomeofthe personalcharacteristicsofyourcandidate(race,gender,age,incumbencystatus,politicalpartyandideology) Be suretoindicatethestatewhereyourcandidateisrunningforgovernororUSSenate.

Ifyouproposepoliciesaspartofyourstrategy,rememberthatifyourcandidateisrunningforgovernor,youneed toproposepoliciesenactedatthestatelevel.IfyourcandidateisrunningfortheUSSenate,youneedtopropose policiesenactedbythefederalgovernment.

Besureyouinformyourcandidateofsomeofthehistoryinvolvedinyoursuggestions.Whydoyouthinkthese strategieswillwork? Besuretoprepare yourcandidatewithcounterargumentsforopponents. Provide anexampleofacampaigncommercialordigitalstrategythecandidatecanemploy. Besuretofullycite relevant,assignedmaterials

2 Imagineyouareanimmigration lawyerrepresentingaclientwhoisundocumentedandfacingpossible deportation Yourclientʼsonlyoffenseisanimmigrationviolation Therearenocriminalcharges Yourclientis alsoamotheroftwochildren Theolderchildliveswiththeclientʼsfamilyinthecountryoforigin Theyounger childwasbornintheUSandisaUScitizen. Outlineastrategytoensureyourclientisnotdeported. Yourstrategy canincludelegalarguments.Itcanalsoincludemediastrategy,communitymobilizationstrategies,andoutreach toelectedofficials. Beascomprehensiveasyouthinkitisvaluable.

(NOTE:youcanswitchyourroleandchoosetoimagineyouareanattorneyforthestateandthatyouarecrainga strategytoensurethismothernisdeported. Allofthefeaturesofthemotheroutlinedabovemustremainthe same) OR

3. Youmaycreateyourownthesis/topictoexploreinthispaperbutitmustbeapprovedinwritingbyProfessor Harris-PerryinwritingnolaterthanFridaySeptember29.

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MODULE 5: REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS

MODULE5DATES

October10

October17

October24

Pictured: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D, IL) with daughters Abigail (infant) and Maddie (age 3) Duckworth was the first person to give birth while serving as a US Senator Photo credit: Annie Liebowitz for Vogue October 2018

5.1 MOMSINOFFICE

5.2 ABORTION

5.3 SURROGACY

MOTHERHOODREFLECTION2 DUEOCTOBER27

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READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

NOTE:Muchofwhatwewillencounterthisweekare“primarydocuments”allowingustoobserve contemporary portrayalsofthematernalidentitiesofofficeseekersand officeholders.Remembertoapproachthesemediaarticles asprimarysourcesnotasscholarlysources.

READPoliticsofParenthoodResearchReport.FromVoteMamaFoundation.2022.

READWhenShouldaWomanHaveChildrenifSheisThinkingofRunningforOffice.PewResearchCenter.2019

READ.MattieKahn. TheStayAtHomeMomsRunningforOffice.Glamour June5,2018.

READ PeterBeinartHillaryClinton:Grandmother-in-Chief TheAtlantic February2015

READRebeccaJohnson SenatorTammyDuckworthontheAttackThatTookHerLegs AndHavingaBabyat50 Vogue September2018

WATCHPattyMurray:NotJustaMominTennisShoes

WATCH:WeDeservetoBePregnantWithoutFear:CongresswomanLucyMcBathandFredericaWilsonsit-down withELLEtotalkabouttheirharrowingpregnancies,devastatinglosses,andprioritizingBlackmaternal health..Elle. April2023.

WATCHHowMamasCaucusistryingtomakeIllinoismom-friendly.WGNNews.April2021.(Approx3min)

WATCH:CampaigningandMotherhood:FamilyMattersontheCampaignTrail.FromWomenʼsPublicLeadership Network.2020(Approx60min)

READANDANNOTATE RonneeSchreiber.“DilemmasofRepresentation:ConservativeandFeministWomenʼs OrganizationsReacttoSarahPalin”inKathleenM.BleeandSandraMcGeeDeutsch(eds)WomenoftheRight: ComparisonsandInterplayAcrossBorders.PennsylvaniaStateUniversityPress.2012.

READANDANNOTATE:JaimeLoke,DustinHarp&IngridBachmann.“MotheringandGoverning:Hownews articulatedgenderrolesinthecasesofGovernorsJaneSwiandSarahPalin”JournalismStudies 2011 Volume 12,Issue11

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● Howispoliticalcandidacydifferentforwomenwithyoungchildrenascomparedtoothercandidates?

● Howismotherhoodanassetandadeterminantinseeking politicaloffice?

● Whatdifferencedoesitmaketohaveelectedrepresentativeswhohavelivedexperienceswithmothering?

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

EXPLORE PEWResearchCenterData

PublicOpiniononAbortionoverTime

CloserLookatRepublicanswhoFavorAbortionAccessandDemocratswhoOpposeIt

EXPLORE:InteractiveMap:USAbortionStatePoliciesAerRoe,GuttmacherInstitute

READandANNOTATELuker,Kristin MotherhoodandMoralityinAmerica Chapter8inAbortionandthePoliticsof Motherhood,UniversityofCaliforniaPress,1985

READANDANNOTATESolinger,Rickie PregnancyandPower:AShortHistoryofReproductivePoliticsinAmerica New York:NYUPress,2005. Introduction:WhatisReproductivePolitics? AND Chapter6: RevitalizingHierarchies:Howthe AermathofRoev.WadeAffectedFetuses,TeenageGirls,Prisoners,andOrdinaryWomen,1980to2005

READandANNOTATEJones,R.K.,Frohwirth,L.F.,&Moore,A.M.(2008).“IWouldWanttoGiveMyChild,Like, EverythingintheWorld”:HowIssuesofMotherhoodInfluenceWomenWhoHaveAbortions.JournalofFamilyIssues, 29(1),79–99.

READANDANNOTATEBrownK,LaverdeR,Barr-WalkerJ,SteinauerJ.Understandingtheroleofraceinabortion stigmaintheUnitedStates:asystematicscopingreview.SexReprodHealthMatters.2022Dec;30(1):2141972.

EXPLORERoev.Wade.Decided1973

EXPLORE Dobbs v.JacksonʼsWomenʼsHealth, DecidedJune2022

READNicoleHuberfeld,Returningregulationtothestates,andpredictableharmstohealth,SCOTUSblogJune30, 2022,

READElizabethR.KirkandDr.IngridSkop,WhytheDobbsdecisionwonʼtimperilpregnancy-relatedmedicalcare, SCOTUSblogJul 7,2022

READABORTIONSTORIES**PLEASEusecarewhendecidingwhethertoread/engagethesesources.Ifyouwill findthememotionallyharmfulpleasefeelfreetoskiptheseassignedreadings**

COMPILEDBY:Anti-AbortioSources

COMPILEDBY:PlannedParenthood

WATCH:OverturningRoe,MorethanAbortionisatStake.AConversationwithProfessorDorothyRoberts.NAPW. 2018.(approx1hour)

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● HowhasabortionshapedandbeenshapedbyAmericanpoliticsovertime?

● Howarethepoliticsofabortionconnectedtothepoliticsofmotherhood?

● Howare racialpoliticsconnectedtothepoliticsofabortion?

● WhatisthecontemporarystateofAmericanabortionpolicysincetheDobbsdecisionin2022?

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READANDANNOTATEFranceWinddanceTwine.OutsourcingtheWomb:Race,ClassandGestationalSurrogacyin aGlobalMarket.NewYork:Routledge2015..ChapterIIandChapterIII

READ Markens,Susan.SurrogateMotherhoodandthePoliticsofReproduction,UniversityofCaliforniaPress,2007. Chapter1andChapter2

READ Mutcherson,Kimberly.“BUILDINGQUEERFAMILIESANDTHEETHICSOFGESTATIONALSURROGACY.” UniversityofRichmondlawreview54,no.3(2020):901–.

READThebusinessofrentingwombsisthriving–andsurrogatesdonʼtalwaysunderstandtherisks.Fortune.2022

READScott,ElizabethS.“SURROGACYANDTHEPOLITICSOFCOMMODIFICATION.”LawandContemporary Problems72,no 3(2009):109–46

READ:PerkinsKM,BouletSL,JamiesonDJ,KissinDM;NationalAssistedReproductiveTechnologySurveillance System(NASS)Group TrendsandoutcomesofgestationalsurrogacyintheUnitedStates FertilSteril 2016 Aug;106(2):435-442e2

WATCH:OprahatHomewithGabrielleUnionDwyaneWade&TheirNewBaby. (Approx70min)

WATCH:WhyIchosetobeasurrogate.KimberlyAnn.(Approx20min)

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● Howdoessurrogacyaffectourdefinitionsofmotherhood?

● Issurrogacyareproductiveright?

● Issurrogacyapoliticalissueorawhollyprivatematter?

● Doesthestatehaveaninterestinregulatingcommercialsurrogacy?Ifso,whatprinciplesandwhattools shoulditusetoguidethoseregulations?

● Whydosomepeopleengageinsurrogacyrelationshipsascarriersandasintendedparents?

● Isyourunderstandingofsurrogacyaffectedbyyourunderstandingofabortion?Ifso,inwhatways?

StudentswillwriteTHREE(3) personalreflectionsthroughoutthesemester.Prompts/topicsare providedforeachreflection. Eachreflectionwilladdressintersectionsofmotherhood,personal belief,political/policyanalysis,andpolitical/culturalrepresentations. Reflectionsshouldbeat least800wordsandshouldnotexceed1500words.

StudentsMAYNOTusegenerativeAItoolsforthecompletionof thisassignment. Studentsmayusetheir48hourlateFREEPASS onthisassignment.

PROMPT

Whosevoices/opinions/perspectivesshouldguideourcollectiveunderstandingsofand policymakinginarenasof reproductivepollitics?

Duringthismodulewehaveencountereddifferentkindsofstoriesaboutreproduction.For example,wehaveencounteredthosewhohavesoughtabortionsandthosewhoencourage womennottoseekabortions. Wehaveencounteredthosewhohaveenteredsurrogacy relationshipsandthoseopposedto/criticalofsurrogacy.Wehaveencounteredelected officialswhomaintainthattheiridentitiesasmothersgivethemparticularcredibilitywhen makingsomekindsofpolicy

Thisisyourchancetoweighinonthesesourcesandotherswedidnotaddressdirectly Whatsourcesdoyoufindmostcredibleandcompellinginpublicdiscussionofreproductive matters(forexampleabortion,surrogacy,childcarepolicy,etc.)?

Thisis apersonalreflection.Youmaywritefrompersonalexperience.Atthesametime,this reflection shouldbeinformedbyourscholarly,analyticmaterialsanddiscussions. Itisfully acceptable towriteusingfirstperson(I/we/us)andtoground yourreflectioninpersonal experienceandbelief.Atthesametime,makeuseofconcreteexamplestoexplainand supportyourperspective.

Besuretofullyciterelevant,assignedmaterials.

Youmaybeunfamiliarwiththe2012controversysurroundingthecongressionaltestimonyof SandraFluke,whowasthenathirdyearlawstudentatGeorgetownUniversity. Shetestifiedabout healthcarecoverageforbirthcontrolandwastreatedveryharshlyandpoorlybythelateRush Limbaugh Muchofthepublicdebatesurroundingthisincidentcenteredonthisquestionofwhose voicesandstoriesshouldmatterinourpublicconversationsaboutreproductivepolitics Youdonot needtoincludethisstoryinyouressay,butyoumayfindexploringthisstoryusefulfororganizing yourthoughtsaboutthisreflection

MinnesotastateRep RuthRichardsonandherson,Shawn,standoutsidetheHallieQ BrownCommunityCenterinSt Paul,Minn She representsareassouthofSt Paul,about15milesfromwhereGeorgeFloydwaskilled PHOTOCREDITLaylahAmatullahBarraynforNPR

MODULE6DATES

6.1

October31

November7

November14

*CreatedbyMelissaHarris-Perry@harrismv@wfu.edu,July2023

RACE-INGMOTHERHOOD

6.2 QUEERINGMOTHERHOOD

6.3 MOTHERHOODANDDISABILITY

6.1RACE-INGMOTHERHOOD

Week10

October31

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READ:AudreLordeBlackMotherWoman

READANDANNOTATEFoster,CarlyHayden."AnchorBabiesandWelfareQueens:AnEssayonPoliticalRhetoric, GenderedRacism,andMarginalization."Women,Gender,andFamiliesofColor5,no.1(2017)

READANDANNOTATERoberts,Dorothy.1999. KillingtheBlackBody:Race,Reproduction,andtheMeaningofLiberty NewYork:Vintage.

Chapter1:ReproductioninBondage

Chapter4:MakingReproductionaCrime

READ LosingChildren.Chapter3fromJacobs,MargaretD.AGenerationRemoved:the FosteringandAdoptionofIndigenousChildreninthePostwarWorld.Lincoln:UniversityofNebraskaPress,2014.

READMcClain,DaniAsaBlackMother,MyParentingIsAlwaysPolitical.TheNation.March27,2019.

READ Minthorn,RobinZape-tah-hol-ah,ChristineAngelaNelson,andHeatherJ.Shotton,eds.INTRODUCTIONfrom IndigenousMotherhoodintheAcademy NewBrunswick:RutgersUniversityPress,2022.

READAustin,Nefertiti Chapter8in MotherhoodSoWhite:AMemoirofRace,Gender,andParentinginAmerica Naperville:Sourcebooks,Inc,2019

LISTEN:HowthePandemicDeepenedMaternalHealthDisparitiesforBlackWomen TheTakeawayMarch2022

LISTEN:MomʼsActivate,ABack-to-SchoolEpisode.PODCAST:MotherhoodisPolitical(Approx30min)

EXPLORE:SISTERSONG EXPLOREBLACKMAMASMATTERALLIANCE EXPLOREBLACKMAMASBAILOUTCOLLABORATIVE

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● WhataresomewaysthatraceshapesreproductionandmotheringintheUS?

● Whataresomeways cultural/mediarepresentationsofmotherhoodaffectmotheringexperiencesforracialized women?

● Whataresomewaysthatthestate/publicpolicyracializesexperiencesofmotherhood?

● Doesthestatehavearoleinamelioratingracialinequalitiesformothers?

*CreatedbyMelissaHarris-Perry@harrismv@wfu.edu,July2023

6.2QUEERINGMOTHERHOOD

Week11

November7

CLASSTOBEHELDVIRTUALLY/SYNCHRONOUSLYVIAZOOM

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

EXPLORE: LGBTParentingintheUS.ReportfromtheWilliamsInstitute

EXPLORE:Scholarlydataonoutcomesforchildrenraisedbysamesexparents

EXPLORE:LGBTQEqualitybyState

EXPLORE:MamaDragons

READ:LGBTQ+ParentsandTheirChildren ReportfromtheNationalCouncilonFamilyRelations May2021

READ:AllChildrenMatterHowLegalandSocialInequalitiesHurtLGBTFamiliesReport 2011

LISTEN:AGirlhood:LettertoMyTransgenderDaughter.TheTakeaway.September20,2022(approx18min)

READ:LauraLeighAbby ThisMotherʼsDay,IʼmThankfulforMyLittleQueerCommunity.May2021

READ:SamanthaCheryandAviSelkTheMothersofQueerCulturereflectontheirmoms.NewYorkTimes.May2023.

READde-Castro-Peraza,Maria-Elisa,JesúsManuelGarcía-Acosta,NairaDelgado-Rodriguez,MariaSosa-Alvarez,Rosa Llabrés-Solé,CarlaCardona-Llabrés,andNievesDoriaLorenzo-Rocha.2019."Biological,Psychological,Social,and LegalAspectsofTransParenthoodBasedonaRealCase ALiteratureReview."InternationalJournalofEnvironmental ResearchandPublicHealth16(6)

READANDANNOTATEElizabethReed(2018)Lesbian,BisexualandQueerMotherhood:CraingRadicalNarrativesand RepresentingSocialChangethroughCulturalRepresentations,Women:ACulturalReview,29:1,39-58

READANDANNOTATEChapter9fromNancyJ Mezey 2008 NewChoices,NewFamilies:HowLesbiansDecideAbout Motherhood Baltimore: JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● Whataresomewaysqueeridentityshapestheexperienceofmotherhood/parenting?

● Whataresomewaysqueer familiesaffectourdefinitionsofmotherhood?

● Whatisthecontemporarylegal/policylandscapeforqueerfamiliesintheUS?

● Shouldthestate/publicpolicyengagequeerfamiliesdifferentlythanotherfamilies?

● Isqueermotheringinherentlypolitical?Ifso,whatdoesthat mean?

*CreatedbyMelissaHarris-Perry@harrismv@wfu.edu,July2023

Week12

November14

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

READANDANNOTATEDisabledMothers: StoriesandScholarshipbyandaboutMotherswithDisabilities, EditedbyGloriaFilaxandDenaTaylor,DemeterPress,2014

Introduction

Chp3:MotheringinSilence:HistoricalPerspectivesonDeafness,MarriageandMotherhood Chp15:DisabledMothers:MisadventuresandMotherhoodinAmericancourts

EXPLORE:DisabilityEconomicJusticeCollaborative,TheCenturyFoundation,2022

EXPLOREReproductiveJusticeforDisabledWomen:EndingSystemicDiscrimination ReportofCenterforAmericanProgress.April2022

READFrederick,Angela.2014MotheringWhileDisabled.Contexts READWhatIsDisabledMotherhoodLike?CupofJoBlog

LISTEN:ReproductiveJustice&DisabilityJusticeAreOneAndtheSame.TheTakeaway.August2022 WATCH WickedSilenceDocumentaryAboutForcedSterilizationsinNC(Approx30min)

READBagenstos,Samuel."DisabilityandReproductiveJustice."Harvard Law& PolicyReview14,no.2(2020):273-92.

READJarman,Michelle.“RelationsofAbortion:CripApproachestoReproductiveJustice.” FeministFormations27,no.1(2015):46–66.

READLandsmanG Mothersandmodelsofdisability JMedHumanit 2005Fall;26(2-3):121-39

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● Whataresomeofthebarriers disabledpeopleencounterwhentryingtoaccessreproductivehealthcare andfamilyplanning?

● Whataresomeoftheconnectionsbetweenreproductivejusticemovementsanddisabilityrights movements?

● Howdodisabledmothersexpand/challenge/alterourunderstandingsofidealmotherhood?

● Howdoourmaterialsthisweekconnecttoourearliermaterialsanddiscussionsaboutsurrogacy?

● HowarecommonbeliefsaboutmotherhoodconnectedtoNorthCarolinaʼspracticeofforcedsterilization?

● DoesthestateofNorthCarolinaowereparationstothosewhowereinvoluntarilysterilized?Ifso,arethere implicationsforotherclaimsforreparativeactionbythestate?(forexamplerelativetoslaveryorchildren losttogunviolence?)

MODULE 7: PAPER 2

Week 13

DUEMONDAYNOVEMBER27

ThispaperisdueonMonday,November27at6:00PM.However,Istronglyencourageyou tosubmitthepaperPRIOR todepartingfortheThanksgiving breakratherthanhavingtowriteitduringthebreak. ThereisNOCLASSonTuesday, November21inhopesthatyouwillcompleteandsubmitthepaperpriortobreak.

PLEASEsubmityourpapersas aGOOGLEDOCandensurePROFMHPhasaccessasaCOMMENTER.Thiswillensureyour papersreceivetimelycommentsandgrades.PaperssubmittedasaPDFwillreceiveagradebutcommentswillbe delayed.

Thispapershouldbe2500-3500words(approximately5-7pages) Papersmustincludefullcitationsandalistofworks cited.Pleaseuseacompleteandaccuratescholarlycitationstyle.EitherMLA,APA,orChicago.

StudentsMAYNOTusegenerativeAItoolsforthecompletionofthesepapers. Studentsmayusetheir48hourlateFREEPASS onthisassignment.

PAPERPROMPT

1. Createanannotatedbibliography.

ChooseonethemeorideafromModule6andcreateanoriginalannotatedbibliography whichexpandsthat theme.Theannotatedbibliographymustinclude7-12sources. Atleast5sourcesmustbescholarlyand

peer-reviewed.Andbecreative!Includefilms,artwork,music,photographs,podcasts/video/orsocialmedia linksthatilluminateyourchosentheme.

Givethebibliographyadescriptivetitleandabrief200-300worddescriptionofthetopic. Eachsourceshould includeanannotationof200-300 words.Theannotationshouldofferabriefsummaryofthecontentsofthe sourceandajustificationforincludingitinyourbibliography. Eachentrymustbeinaaconsistentandfully accuratecitationalstyle(APA,MLA,orChicago). OR

2. Writea5-7pageanalyticresponsetothisprompt. Canmotherhoodserveasthe basisofsharedidentityforpoliticalmobilizationacrossdifferingidentitiesoris theexperienceofmotherhoodsofundamentallyshapedbytheseidentitiesthatitcannotserveasabasisfor sharedpoliticalmobilization? OR

3. Youmaycreateyourownthesis/topictoexploreinthispaperbutitmustbeapprovedinwritingbyProfessor Harris-PerryinwritingnolaterthanFriday,November17.

8.1

READ/WATCH/LISTENBEFORECLASS

Week14

November28

READHistoryofFamilyLeavePoliciesintheUnitedStates.OrganizationofAmericanHistorians

READTheStateofPaidFamilyandMedicalLeaveintheUS in2023 CenterforAmericanPolitics

READANationalPaidLeaveProgramWouldHelpWorkers,Families.CenterforBudgetPriorities

READKathrynEdin,MariaKefalas,FrankFurstenberg(eds) PromisesICanKeep:WhyPoorWomenPutMotherhood BeforeMarriage

Introduction

Chapter6

LISTENWHYAREPEOPLEPOOR SystemCheckPodcast.2020(Approx30min)

LISTENDEEPDIVECHILDCARE.TheTakeaway.2021.(Approx40min)

READANDANNOTATENadasen,Premilla.WelfareWarriors:TheWelfareRightsMovementintheUnitedStates. London:Taylor&FrancisGroup,2004.

Chapter1

Chapter6

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

● Whathavebeenthekeymotivationsbehindthemovementsforwelfarerightsandfamilyleave?

● Howhavethesepoliticalmovementsintersectedwithsocialidealsaboutmotherhood?

● Howdoestheexpenseofchildrearingshapeexperiencesofmotherhood?

● Doweholddifferingidealsofmotherhoodforpoormothersandhighincome/highwealthmothers?

● Isitappropriateforthestatetotakearoleindefrayingthecostsofchildrearing?

● Whateffectsdofamilyleavepolicieshaveonbroadereconomicimplications(GDP/employmentrates/ nationalproductivityetc)?

*CreatedbyMelissaHarris-Perry@harrismv@wfu.edu,July2023

8.2

Week15

December5

Nonewlyassignedreadingmaterialsforthisweek.WewillmeetatthehomeofProfessorHarris-Perryfor discussionanddinner

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURREADINGANDOURCLASSDISCUSSION

Pleasebringyourthoughts,ideas,suggestionsaboutalltheaspectsofthepoliticsofmotherhoodwedid NOThaveanopportunitytoaddressinclassthatyouwouldliketoengageinourfinalmeeting.

*CreatedbyMelissaHarris-Perry@harrismv@wfu.edu,July2023

MOTHERHOODREFLECTION3

DUE:DECEMBER12

6:00PM

StudentswillwriteTHREE(3) personalreflectionsthroughoutthesemester Prompts/topicsareprovidedfor eachreflection Eachreflectionwilladdressintersectionsofmotherhood,personalbelief,political/policy analysis,andpolitical/culturalrepresentations. Reflectionsshouldbeatleast800wordsandshouldnot exceed1500words.

StudentsMAYNOTusegenerativeAItoolsforthecompletionofthesepapers. StudentsMAYNOT usetheir48hourlateFREEPASS onthisassignment.

PROMPT

Writealettertoyourself tobeopenedandreadinDecember2043,whenyouwillbetwentyyears olderthanyouaretoday. Thelettershouldcenteronsomeaspect ofmotherhood.

Perhapsyouhopetobeamotherin20years.Whatdoyouwantto remindyourselfofinthisletter?

Perhapsyouhopetoresolveachallengingrelationshipwithamotheringfigureinyourlife.Whatcan your2023selfsaytoyour2043selfaboutthissituation?

Perhapsyouhopetoworkprofessionallyinafieldthatwillaffectsomeaspectofmotheringandpublic policy.Whatwouldyouliketocaptureaboutthatambitiontodaythatmightbeinsightfulin20years?

Thisisthemostpersonalofyourreflectionsanditneednothaveanoverlyscholarlyaspecttoit. However,theverybestletterswillincludesomeinsightsgleanedoverthecourseofthissemester. Aerall,wewantyour2043selftothinkyourWakeForesteducationwasagoodinvestment!

Becreative Youmayusemultimediaand/orartistictoolstocreatethisletter

And–whileIcanʼtgradethisaspect,Ihopeyouwillfindawaytoreturntothisletterandreaditin2043 Iʼllbeanoldprofessorbythen,butIʼdstilllovetohearfromallofyouathomecomingthatyearabout yourexperienceofrevisitingtheletterfromtwodecadesearlier

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES

ProfessorHarris-Perrywillmakeavarietyofexperiencesavailableforstudentstoengageissuesand ideasraisedthroughoutthecourse.Toearnextracreditstudentswillsubmitresponsesinresponseto theseexperiences.ProfessorHarris-PerrywillupdatetheCANVAScoursesiteforin-personoptions suchaslecturesandparticipatoryevents

ThemaximumnumberofExtraCreditactivitiesforwhichyoucanearncreditisFIVE(5) Itisbestto submitextracreditassignmentsasyoucompletethem However,ProfessorHarris-Perry willacceptsubmissionsofextracreditassignmentsuntilDECEMBER5at3:00PM

StudentsMAYNOTusegenerativeAItoolsforthecompletionof thisassignment. StudentsMAYNOT usetheir48hourlateFREEPASS onthisassignmentpast12-5-23.

ExtraCreditReflectionGeneralFormat

Studentsshouldsubmitaresponseofnomorethan1000wordsinresponsetoanyextracredit opportunityattended.Theresponseshouldincludethefollowingelements,butdoesnotneedto rigidlyadheretothisorder

● Brieflydescribetheeventbyofferingaverybriefsummaryofthecontent,date, location,andpurpose.

● Explorewhatyoulearnedfromtheevent.

○ Wastheinformationnew?Didithelpyouthinkaboutanissuedifferently?

● Reflectonthewaystheeventisconnectedtoourcoursematerials

○ Forexample,wasitSurprising?Upsetting?Helpful?Antagonizing?

● Highlightanypersonaloremotionalresponsesyouexperience

*CreatedbyMelissaHarris-Perry@harrismv@wfu.edu,July2023