Experiences of menstruation from the global south and north : towards a visualised, inclusive, and applied menstruation studies / edited by Kay Standing, Sara Parker, and Stefanie Lotter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Standing, Kay, editor.

Parker, Sara (Reader in development studies), editor.

Lotter, Stefanie, editor.

Series:

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 260.

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 260

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menstruation--Social aspects.

Menstruation.

Menstrual cycle--Social aspects.

Menstrual cycle.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Women.

Menstruation--Cross-cultural studies.

Menstruation--Social aspects--Developing countries.

Menstruation--Social aspects--Developed countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"The book presents the proceedings of the British Academy Conference ‘Menstruation: Experiences from the Global South and North’ held in October 2021.The lived experience of menstruation is increasingly at the forefront of news and research given the rise in period poverty in the UK and debates around stigma and exclusion at an international level. The book focuses on the representation of menstruation and challenging menstrual stigma across a range of disciplines, geographic areas, and menstruators’ experiences. It brings together a range of experts from the Global South and North, including academics, activists and artists utilising a range of creative visual methods to explore the many ways that menstruation is represented within the media, policy documents and research. The book will explore the complexity of menstrual issues in a variety of locations to draw connections between geographical locations and disciplines. It will cover a diverse range of issues, addressing the wider concerns of ‘period poverty’, including menstruation education, menopause, environmental issues and sustainability, inclusivity, history, language and art, exploring the ways in which menstrual stigma is being challenged and addressed. It will also include research and initiatives that address menstrual discrimination including changing representations of menstruation in the media, medical profession and arts. Focusing on the diverse lived experiences of menstruators the book presents original research and insight into an important issue for the social sciences and humanities"-- Oxford Academic.

A multi-disciplinary edited collection, this title highlights diverse cultural contexts, lived experiences, and activist perspectives, challenging stigmas and taboos.

Contents:

- 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 and others

- 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 and others

- Disability and menstruation in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh through an inclusive lens / Sapana Basnet and Sarita Lamichhane

- Inclusive conversations about menopause / Rachel Weiss and others

- 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 / Baumann Baumann and others

- Period pains / Natalie Denny

- Blood, thread, and lockdown : Being a menstrual artist in residence during a pandemic / Bee Hughes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed December 2, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Experiences of menstruation from the global south and north.

ISBN:

9780198914433

0198914431

9780198914402

0198914407

9780198914419

0198914415

9780198914426

0198914423

OCLC:

1440030022

Publisher Number:

CIPO000204119

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license