Experiences of menstruation from the global south and north : towards a visualised, inclusive, and applied menstruation studies /

"Experiences of Menstruation from the Global South and North is an edited collection that presents menstruation across the life course, from menarche to menopause. It takes a multidisciplinary perspective, based on academic research, activism, and creative work, to look at the varied and divers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Standing, Kay (Author, Editor), Parker, Sara L., 1968- (Author, Editor)
Corporate Author:	Menstruation: Sharing Experiences from the Global North and South (Conference)
Other Authors:	Lotter, Stefanie (Editor)
Format:	Conference Proceeding Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Proceedings of the British Academy ; 260.
Subjects:	Menstruation > Developing countries > Cross-cultural studies. Menstruation > Social aspects > Developing countries > Cross-cultural studies. Health education > Social aspects > Developing countries > Cross-cultural studies. Health education > Social aspects > Developed countries > Cross-cultural studies. Stigma (Social psychology) > Cross-cultural studies. Menstrual products > Economic aspects. Health activism > Cross-cultural studies. Women > Health and hygiene > Developing countries > Cross-cultural studies. Éducation sanitaire > Aspect social > Pays industrialisés > Études transculturelles. Menstruation Menstruation > Social aspects Developing countries Congress proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Stephanie Lotter, Kay Standing, and Sara Parker
Menstrual health in the global South / Puleng R. Letsie
Black box: the reduction and mystification of the menstrual cycle in western school and medical education / Sally King
Menstruation education: case study of creating a menstruation resource kit in Nepal / Sara Parker, Angela Daly, and Babu Kaji Shrestha
Menstrual literacy in action: empowering pupils to adbust their way to period positive schools / Chella Quint
Menstruation in motion: understanding experiences of menstruation in sport in Zambia / Sarah Zipp and Lombe Mwambwa
Alleviating period poverty in the global South: information as a public policy instrument / Supriya Garikipati
Engaging men on women's terms: improving workplace menstrual health through an appreciative inquiry co-design process / Whitney Fry, Alfred Muli, and Michal Avni
Disability and menstruation in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh through an inclusive lens / Sapana Basnet and Sarita Lamichhane
Inclusive conversations about menopause / Rachel Weiss, Helen Douglas, and Kay Standing
My male menopausal memoir / Odhran Thomson
Experiences of menstruation and menarche among older Iranian Muslim women / Elham Amini
Representing menstruation in documentary film: a case study of Bleeding Free / Kirsten Macleod
Time will tell: exploring impacts of a collaborative filmmaking menstruation research study on adolescent participants one year later / Sara E. Baumann, Sara Parker, Pema Lhaki, and Jessica G. Burke
Period pains / Natalie Denny
Blood, thread, and lockdown: being a menstrual artist in residence during a pandemic / Bee Hughes - Conclusion / Kay Standing, Sara Parker, and Stefanie Lotter.