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Out for blood : essays on menstruation and resistance /

Frames menstruation as a site of resistance, defiance, and shamelessness, showcasing the work of those who fight back against shame and silence.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fahs, Breanne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2016.
Series:SUNY series, praxis, theory in action.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : on dragons and death threats : telling new menstrual stories
  • Theorizing cycles and stains
  • Cycling together : menstrual synchrony as a projection of gendered solidarity
  • The menstrual stain as graffiti
  • Dispatches from the blogosphere
  • In praise of cycles
  • "Feminine hygiene" and the ultimate double standard
  • Adventures on Komodo island
  • Menstruation according to apple
  • Collateral damage : throwing menstruation out of the museum
  • Blood on the couch
  • Blood on the couch : disclosures about menstruation in the therapy room
  • The menstruating male body
  • Menarchy and menstrual activism
  • Raising bloody hell : inciting menstrual panics through campus and community activism
  • Smear it on your face : menstrual art, performance, and zines as menstrual activism
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Index.