On the very first day of class, students were asked to make a creative response to the question, "what does 'my body, my choice' mean to you?". Students' artwork offered their peers and instructors a glimpse into why the students chose to participate in this class, and it allowed the instructors to build off of student interests to create a student-centered curriculum.

For classes two and three, students were asked to create an artwork that represents their current relationship with their bodies. Through a variety of mediums, students were able to convey strong, complicated emotions that represent how they see their own body. This project ended with our first group critique in which students shared their own work and provided valuable feedback to one another.

Many students were particularly interested in the topic of this class as it relates to our current pandemic. In class four, students engaged in a thoughtful discussion on anti-maskers and anti-vaxers using the phrase "my body, my choice", a phrase that, previously, was exclusively used for women's reproductive rights. After this intriguing conversation, students creatively reflected on these contradictions.

In class five, we looked at control beyond the government and ventured into the media! In looking at who controls our bodies, we factored in the ways that media – whether that be social media, magazines, or advertisements – convey unrealistic expectations of our bodies that ultimately lead to many people having a negative image of our own body. Students were asked to create an advertisement in response to this lesson.