WGS Colloquium by Kathleen Lacey, “This Giving Birth:” The Politics of Pregnancy and Childbirth in African American Women’s History and Literature

American Black women’s pregnant bodies have historically been used and abused for profit, experimentation, and population control. Linking this history to African American women’s literature, Kathleen Lacey will explore the ways Black women authors reveal the complicated and nuanced experiences of being Black while pregnant. Kathleen Lacey is Kathleen Lacey a PhD Candidate in English and Women’s and Gender Studies.