Jade Sasser (University of California, Riverside)
September 20, 2022
Ustler Hall Atrium & via Zoom
5:30 PM (EST)
Some climate scientists describe climate problems as problems of unrestrained population growth. Such discourses align closely with historical narratives blaming the fertility and reproduction of the poor, particularly women of color, for a range of social, political, economic, and environmental problems. In an era of ongoing climate crisis, how can movements for reproductive justice and climate justice align? And how can we overturn dangerous population discourses once and for all, in favor of social justice approaches? This talk explores the challenging ways population has been blamed for environmental and climate crises, how these discourses support ecofascism and other violence, and how movements for reproductive justice and climate justice can, and do, resist in the midst of ongoing policy challenges.
This event is free and open to the public.
About the Speaker
Dr. Jade S. Sasser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Her work explores the intersectional impacts of climate change on women’s bodies, health, rights, and reproductive justice. Her first book, On Infertile Ground: Population Control and Women’s Rights in the Era of Climate Change, was published in 2018 by NYU Press. Sasser is currently writing a book on the role of race in climate change-related emotions, mental health, and reproductive plans. She has a PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from University of California, Berkeley; an MA in Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley; and an MPH in Global Health from Boston University.
“Can We Have Reproductive Justice in a Climate Crisis?” is sponsored by Imagining Climate Change and the Center for Gender, Sexualities & Women’s Studies Research.
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