1st Edition
Blood Stories Menarche and the Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary U.S. Society
214 Pages
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Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Blood Stories focuses on menarche as a central aspect of body politics in contemporary US society, emphasizing that women are integrated into the social and sexual order through the body. Using oral and written narratives of 104 diverse women, the authors address the central question of how menarche as a bodily event signifying womanhood takes on cultural significance in a society that... Read more
Introduction Menarche and Body Politics; Chapter 1 Bodies and Blood; Chapter 2 Women Re-membering Firstblood; Chapter 3 Contamination and Concealment; Chapter 4 (Hetero)Sexualization; Chapter 5 Intricate Relationships; Chapter 6 Older Women’s Bodily Histories; conclusion Consciousness and Resistance;
Biography
Janet Lee is Associate Professor and Director of Women's Studies at Oregon State University. Jennifer Sasser Coen is a doctoral candidate and instructor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University.
