ERIC Number: EJ1410109
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
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Endings and Beginnings: "Dobbs" and the Urgency of Rhetorical Invention
Tasha N. Dubriwny; Kristan Poirot
Communication Education, v73 n1 p96-103 2024
As rhetorical scholars who regularly teach Communication and Women's/Gender Studies courses at a politically conservative university in the United States, Tasha N. Dubriwny and Kristan Poirot are keenly aware of the ways "Dobbs" has made abortion an all-too-relevant yet equally "dangerous" topic form any gender and/or health communication courses. In the current political context, leading classroom discussions about reproduction, from the rhetorical construction of motherhood to scientific explanations of fertilization, is fraught with personal and professional challenges that ought not be dismissed. In this essay, they approach the "Dobbs" decision as a rhetorical turning point, one that offers scholars an opportunity to revision how they engage in discussions, both inside and outside of their classrooms, about reproduction and reproductive health.
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Pregnancy, Rhetoric, Federal Regulation, Discussion
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