This seminar develops a critique of topics in medical anthropology theory. It revisits significant legacies from classic anthropology, joining them with insights from current theory and ethnography, to analyze selected issues in medical anthropology. The topic for 2014 is Reproductive Anthropology. Reproductive Anthropology encompasses all aspects of reproduction; sexuality, fertility, contraception, pregnancy, abortion, birthing, breastfeeding, menopause, sexual health including the health needs of LGBTQ communities, assisted reproductive technologies, masculinity, male infertility, the provision of reproductive health care in and across various health care settings and in varying sociocultural and political-economic contexts locally, nationally, and internationally, and many other topics. Any issue, practice, illness, trend, or debate that combines human behavior and reproductive health or ability is fertile ground for anthropological examination. 3 cr, Spring sem.