Thingified Flesh: A Womanist Approach to De/Colonial Reproductive Politics and Research

Decolonization is everywhere. In the last few years our field has had a structural and intellectual reckoning that continues to take aim at the prevalence of whiteness. But as the struggles over and against hegemonic discourse both within and beyond the field continue, we must critically consider how we utilize decolonization as communication scholars. This critical reflection is especially significant when the stakes are high and the mattering cost is a personhood applied to all. What does decolonization mean in the context of a post-Roe v. Wade era? How can intellectuals transform a discourse, or rather its erasure, to create solidarities across points of identification?