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 diverse lived experiences of menstruators across the Global South and North.
Beyond the biological facts of menstruation, there is little we can agree upon in a global context where culture determines what menstruation is, what consequences it has for the individual, and how it is best managed. The lived experience of menstruators is inextricably entangled with the body, cultured concepts of gender, religion, economics, and of course, life itself. This volume unpacks concepts in a poly-vocal approach, highlights creative and transformative methods, and expands menstrual health and hygiene management discourses to emphasise structural issues of gender inequality, politics, and human rights.
Edited by:
Kay Standing (Professor in Gender Studies Professor in Gender Studies Liverpool John Moores University),
Sara Parker (Reader in Development Studies,
Reader in Development Studies,
Liverpool John Moores University),
Stefanie Lotter (Senior Research Fellow,
Senior Research Fellow,
SOAS,
The University of London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 163mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197267578
ISBN 10: 0197267572
Series: Proceedings of the British Academy
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements CHRIS BOBEL: Foreword 1: STEFANIE LOTTER, KAY STANDING, AND SARA PARKER: Introduction 2: PULENG R. LETSIE: Menstrual Health in the Global South 3: SALLY KING: Black Box: The reduction and mystification of the menstrual cycle in Western school and medical education 4: ANGELA DALY, SARA PARKER, AND BABU KAJI SHRESTHA: Menstruation Education: Case study of creating a menstruation resource kit in Nepal 5: CHELLA QUINT: Menstrual Literacy in Action: Empowering pupils to adbust their way to Period Positive Schools 6: SARAH ZIPP AND LOMBE MWAMBWA: Menstruation in Motion: Understanding experiences of menstruation in sport in Zambia 7: SUPRIYA GARIKPATI: Alleviating Period Poverty in the Global South: Information as a public policy instrument 8: WHITNEY FRY, ALFRED MULI, AND MICHAL AVNI: Engaging Men on Women's Terms: Improving workplace menstrual health through an Appreciative Inquiry co-design process 9: SAPANA BASNET AND SARITA LAMICHHANE: Disability and Menstruation in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh Through an Inclusive Lens 10: RACHEL WEISS, HELEN DOUGLAS, AND KAY STANDING: Inclusive Conversations about Menopause 11: ODHRAN THOMSON: My Male Menopausal Memoir 12: ELHAM AMINI: Experiences of Menstruation and Menarche Among Older Iranian Muslim Women 13: KIRSTEN MACLEOD: Representing Menstruation in Documentary Film: A case study of Bleeding Free 14: SARA E BAUMANN, SARA PARKER, PEMA LHAKI, AND JESSICA G BURKE: Time Will Tell: Exploring impacts of a collaborative filmmaking menstruation research study on adolescent participants one year later 15: NATALIE DENNY: Period Pains 16: BEE HUGHES: Blood, Thread, and Lockdown: Being a menstrual artist in residence during a pandemic 17: KAY STANDING, SARA PARKER, AND STEFANIE LOTTER: Conclusion Index
Kay Standing is a Professor in Gender Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. She is an intersectional feminist with research interests in menstruation, menopause, sport, education, and gender-based violence in the UK and Nepal. She was Co-Convenor of the British Academy conference 'Menstruation: sharing experiences from the global north and south' and Co-Investigator on the BA Global Challenge Research Fund project 'Dignity without Danger: Collaboratively analysing stigma and taboos to develop innovative strategies to address menstrual exclusion in Nepal'. Other research includes using creative methods for domestic abuse intervention programmes in schools. Kay is a founding member of the Menstruation Research Network. Sara Parker is a Reader in Development Studies and Principal Investigator on 'Dignity Without Danger'. She has led a number of Higher Education Partnerships links between Liverpool John Moores University, Centre for Educational Research Innovation and Development (CERID), Padma Kanya Campus and Dhaka University and is committed to collaboration action research. She is currently the elected Chair of the Britain Nepal Academic Council (BNAC) and a trustee of a number of charities. Stefanie Lotter is a Senior Research Fellow at SOAS where she taught courses in Himalayan Studies, Museum Studies, South Asian Culture, and Anthropology. She has also been Co-Investigator of 'Dignity without Danger' and has co-written a chapter explaining the cosmology supporting menstrual exclusion in Nepal, focusing on the former legal framework, the Muluki Ain. She is currently working on a major research grant to study 'Heritage as Placemaking' in Nepal and India.
Reviews for Experiences of Menstruation from the Global South and North: Towards a Visualised, Inclusive, and Applied Menstruation Studies
It is a thought-provoking volume which exposes the reader to the geographical, social, cultural, gender- and age-related subjectivities in which menstruation is experienced, examined through a variety of epistemological approaches. The book thus sets the ball rolling for further advancement of knowledge production around menstrual experiences in all their diversity. * Udita Bose, LSE Review Of Books *
