Slavery and Surrogacy with Alys Weinbaum

Alys Weinbaum, professor of English at the University of Washington, discusses her book, The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery. Professr Weinbaum examines how the legal and cultural impact of Atlantic slavery defined slave reproduction and enslaved women as "biocapital." This form of racialized capitalism changed human reproduction from kinship to "breeding." How this ideology remains four centuries later in the emerging markets for female egg harvesting to the multimillion dollar international industry of surrogacy is explored. Wrapping up the conversation with a brief discussion of Toni Morrison's "Beloved."
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The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library's 1619 Project discussion group meets every second Thursday of the month. We discuss how the legacy of slavery remains a dominant factor of American political, cultural, and social spheres. The library program centers on the articles included in the New York Times Special Sunday Magazine dated August 20, 2019.
The program began in October 2019 and has had over 500 people participate. All interviews done by John Piche'.
For upcoming programs, additional readings, and resource lists please visit Heights Library's 1619 Project Discussion page heightslibrary.org/services/1...
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