What's with the men in menstruation? This is the question Men in
Menstruation: A Social Transaction sets out to answer. From
earliest times men have been puzzled and perplexed by the menstrual
cycle and have constructed elaborate taboos, superstitions, and
practices attempting to explain why women have a periodical
emission of a fluid that resembles blood but is not the result of
an injury or affliction. In other words, men want to know why it is
possible to bleed and not die. In order to understand what goes on
between men and women in the presence of menstruation, this book
examines a variety of encounters, referred to as "menstrual
transactions." From the three women in the Bible who are identified
as menstruating to contemporary films, advertising, TV programs and
literature, the book explores a wide range of transactions, even
including Prince Charles's close encounter of a menstrual kind. The
book will appeal to anyone interested in gaining insights into the
mystery of menstruation as well as students of gender and women's
studies or media theory and history.
General
Imprint: |
Peter Lang Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Visual Communication, 8 |
Release date: |
March 2019 |
First published: |
2019 |
Authors: |
David Linton
|
Dimensions: |
225 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
194 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4331-6872-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences >
Physiology >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4331-6872-3 |
Barcode: |
9781433168727 |
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