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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsNew Blood: Third Wave Feminism and the Politics of Menstruationby Chris Bobel
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:New Blood offers a fresh interdisciplinary look at feminism-in-flux. For over three decades, menstrual activists have questioned the safety and necessity of feminine care products while contesting menstruation as a deeply entrenched taboo. Chris Bobel shows how a little-known yet enduring force in the feminist health, environmental, and consumer rights movements lays bare tensions between second- and third-wave feminisms and reveals a complicated story of continuity and change within the women's movement. Through her critical ethnographic lens, Bobel focuses on debates central to feminist thought (including the utility of the category "gender") and challenges to building an inclusive feminist movement. Filled with personal narratives, playful visuals, and original humor, New Blood reveals middle-aged progressives communing in Red Tents, urban punks and artists "culture jamming" commercial menstrual products in their zines and sketch comedy, queer anarchists practicing DIY health care, African American health educators espousing "holistic womb health," and hopeful mothers refusing to pass on the shame to their pubescent daughters. With verve and conviction, Bobel illuminates today's feminism-on-the-ground--indisputably vibrant, contentious, and ever-dynamic. Synopsis:New Blood offers a fresh interdisciplinary look at feminism-in-flux. For over three decades, menstrual activists have questioned the safety and necessity of feminine care products while contesting menstruation as a deeply entrenched taboo. Chris Bobel shows how a little-known yet enduring force in the feminist health, environmental, and consumer rights movements lays bare tensions between second- and third-wave feminisms and reveals a complicated story of continuity and change within the women's movement. About the AuthorChris Bobel is an associate professor and chair of women's studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and the author of The Paradox of Natural Mothering. Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Encountering Third-Wave Feminism: A Critical Introduction 2. "Listening to Her Bloody Speech": Feminist Engagement with Menstruation 3. The Emergence of Menstrual Activism, 1971-1992 4. Feminist-Spiritualists: Enduring on the Margins 5. Radical Menstruation: "Taking It Back from the Corporate Creeps" 6. Making Sense of Movement Participation: The Politics of Respectability Meets the Politics of Transgression 7. When Women Become "Menstruators": Transinclusion, Queering Menstruation, and the Frontier of Feminist Politics Conclusion Appendix A. Methods Appendix B. Interview Protocol Appendix C. Demographics of Interviewees Appendix D. Selected Menstrual Activist Resources What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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