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Everyday Discourses of Menstruation
Victoria Louise Newton
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Description for Everyday Discourses of Menstruation
Hardback. Num Pages: 213 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Menstruation is a topic which is both everyday and sensitive. From Leviticus to Pliny, to twentieth-century debates around 'menotoxin', to advertising and 'having the painters in', Victoria Newton's book offers a lively and innovative exploration of the social and cultural dimensions of menstruation. Through in-depth interviews with men and women, the book explores the many different ways in which this sensitive topic is spoken about in British culture. Looking specifically at euphemism, jokes, popular knowledge, everyday experience and folklore, the book provides original insights into the different discourses acting on the menstruating body and encourages debate about how these help to ... Read more
Menstruation is a topic which is both everyday and sensitive. From Leviticus to Pliny, to twentieth-century debates around 'menotoxin', to advertising and 'having the painters in', Victoria Newton's book offers a lively and innovative exploration of the social and cultural dimensions of menstruation. Through in-depth interviews with men and women, the book explores the many different ways in which this sensitive topic is spoken about in British culture. Looking specifically at euphemism, jokes, popular knowledge, everyday experience and folklore, the book provides original insights into the different discourses acting on the menstruating body and encourages debate about how these help to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137487742
SKU
V9781137487742
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99-15
About Victoria Louise Newton
Victoria Newton is a Research Associate in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University, UK. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with interests in sexual and reproductive health, the articulation of sensitive subjects in the everyday, and informal knowledge and belief concerning the body.
Reviews for Everyday Discourses of Menstruation
“Based on original, empirical research and theoretical perspectives drawn from anthropology, cultural and gender studies and folklore, this is a significant contribution to interdisciplinary studies and to an understanding of the beliefs, norms and practices surrounding menstruation.” (The Katharine Briggs Award 2016, Judges’ comments on the short listed entries, November, 2016)