Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami1543633784810132021-08-03T07:09:05Z Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice O'Brien, Emily Jane Gender Studies Literature Womens Studies Rhetoric History Gender American History American Literature American Studies Comparative reproductive justice abortion storytelling abortion narratives OR stories reproductive politics social justice activism feminism social movements feminist history feminist theory pro-choice cultural studies reproductive health coalitions This thesis argues that the emergence of the reproductive justice (RJ) framework in reproductive politics not only shifted activist strategies and discourses, but also fostered the emergence and circulation of more complex abortion representations in U.S. popular culture. I examine these (still)-emergent counter-hegemonic reproductive justice abortion counternarratives as potentially transformational interventions in both RJ theory and activist practice. Chapter 1 introduces my project and highlights the differences between the “pro-choice” and reproductive justice frameworks. In Chapter 2, I outline RJ’s theoretical foundations, analyze its historical emergence in reproductive politics, and juxtapose how abortion is represented in dominant cultural discourses vs. emerging RJ counterdiscourses through a comparative analysis of the abortion plotlines in Joan Didion’s <i>Play it as it Lays</i> and Alice Walker’s <i>Meridian.</i> Chapter 3 traces the post-Roe trends of abortion representations on television, and the last decade’s shift towards more counter-hegemonic representations, analyzing abortion plotlines from television shows including <i>Scandal, Shameless</i>, and <i>Black Mirror</i> through the RJ framework. Finally, through a brief examination of abortion storytelling campaigns in ongoing RJ advocacy efforts, Chapter 4 frames the emergence of RJ counternarratives as a vital component of RJ movement strategies and an urgent intervention into dominant cultural discourses of abortion. 2018-12-03 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami154363378481013 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami154363378481013 restricted--full text unavailable until 2023-12-04 This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Gender Studies Literature Womens Studies Rhetoric History Gender American History American Literature American Studies Comparative reproductive justice abortion storytelling abortion narratives OR stories reproductive politics social justice activism feminism social movements feminist history feminist theory pro-choice cultural studies reproductive health coalitions O'Brien, Emily Jane Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice |
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Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice |
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Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice |
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Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice |
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Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice |
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Reclaiming Abortion Politics through Reproductive Justice: The Radical Potential of Abortion Counternarratives in Theory and Practice |
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reclaiming abortion politics through reproductive justice: the radical potential of abortion counternarratives in theory and practice |
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Miami University / OhioLINK |
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