Dear students,
I have enjoyed reading many of your reactions to The Business of Being Born.
Since we have been discussing childbirth in class I thought some of you may be interested in the following story, which received a lot of recent media attention. Adrienne Pine, professor from American University, caused controversy when she breastfed her sick infant during her class, which incidentally is titled "Sex, Gender, & Culture."
You can read more about the story here.
Many spoke out stating that her actions were inappropriate. Is this another example of women's biological functions being deemed as pathological? Why is breastfeeding seen as "terrifying" and "inappropriate"? What might the reaction be if a male professor brought his sick infant to class? Would he be told that he should have taken sick leave? What do you think?
Jeff
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