Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Online

Join us in celebrating the publication of The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies! The handbook's virtual launch will take place via Zoom on October 8th at 12pm EST. During the event, you will hear from the handbook's editors about how this groundbreaking work came together. A few of the handbook's contributors will also share key messages from chapters addressing some of the topical issues surrounding menstruation. The event will end with a short Q&A at which point audience members will be invited to submit questions to specific contributors and editors.

We can't wait to see you there!

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Introducing The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies

Bobel, Chris, et al. "The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies." (2020): 1037.

It has been said so often it is now cliché—“menstruation is having its moment!” But what is this moment actually about? What are we talking about when we talk about menstruation?

The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies invites the reader to explore menstruation from nearly every possible angle, including dimensions that you might not yet have considered: the historical, political, embodied, cultural, religious, social, health, economic, artistic, literary and many more. With 72 chapters on more than 1000 pages, the Handbook–the first of its kind–establishes Critical Menstruation Studies as a rich field of research.

The editors, Chris Bobel, Inga Winkler, Breanne Fahs, Katie Ann Hasson, Elizabeth Arveda Kissling, and Tomi-Ann Roberts together bring almost a century of expertise in studying menstruation. Over the last three years, they have sought out 134 contributors in more than 30 countries to address a wide range of menstrual matters in the Handbook.

DEFINING FEATURES:

Timely & Critical Scholarship: The time for this Handbook is now, at a moment when menstrual health moves from margin to center as a subject of urgent concern and enthusiastic exploration. The Handbook fills a crucial gap. It exposes myths, fallacies, and false claims. And while it advances the knowledge of the field, it acknowledges that there is a lot we don’t know yet. It is the critical companion for anyone interested in menstruation.

Deliberate Diversity: The coherence of the Handbook lies in its deliberate diversity—in content, experiences, formats, and authors representing diverse forms of knowledge and expertise. From traditional research chapters to policy and practice notes, menstrual art, personal narratives, and “Transnational Engagements” across cultures and countries, the Handbook seeks to engage a wide range of readers.

Menstruation as a Lens for Gender Justice: The Handbook establishes Critical Menstruation Studies as a robust and multifaceted category of analysis and a potent lens that reveals, complicates and unpacks inequalities across social, cultural, embodied, and historical dimensions. Through the Handbook we aim to demonstrate the richness of Critical Menstruation Studies, a field that is finally coming into its own.