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In celebration of #MHMday, a thread of some of the most exciting scholarship on menstruation to emerge in recent years: #Menstruationmatters
Professor Sharra Vostral& #39;s book on the history of Toxic Shock Syndrome. Ever used a tampon and seen the & #39;you-could-die-of-TSS& #39; warnings? this is for you. https://nyupress.org/9781479815494/toxic-shock/">https://nyupress.org/978147981...
The brilliant @ChrisBobel latest book explores menstrual & #39;management& #39; in the Global South. A really thoughtful analysis of NGOs, the menstrual & #39;technology fix& #39; and girlhood https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319894133">https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9...
A careful, important article on menstruation and the holocaust by @allthingsjo_ : https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/menstruation-and-holocaust">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/f...
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstrual Studies will be published soon, and no doubt galvanize the field! A collection of menstrual experts from different backgrounds and a pioneering publication. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9789811506130">https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9...
On any list of exciting menstrual research, Harry Finley and his Museum of Menstruation should be included: http://www.mum.org/ ">https://www.mum.org/">...
The establishment of the @menstruationRN was a personal highlight, and our website is full of exciting scholars, activists, artists and thinkers: https://menstruationresearchnetwork.co.uk/ ">https://menstruationresearchnetwork.co.uk/">...
The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research conference in Colorado was fantastic! The society& #39;s website is full of fascinating presentations, documents, white papers, blog posts and more: https://www.menstruationresearch.org/ ">https://www.menstruationresearch.org/">...
In terms of corporate menstrual history, @sophieelmhirst article on Tampax remains key reading: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/11/tampon-wars-the-battle-to-overthrow-the-tampax-empire">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
And menstrual activists have been doing impressive work to change direction as the pandemic hit. The rallying cry & #39;periods don& #39;t stop for pandemics& #39; is here to remind us that menstruation matters! https://mhhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DfG_PandemicFlyer_B-2.pdf">https://mhhub.org/wp-conten...
It& #39;s been fascinating to read Dr Pavel Vasilyev& #39;s work on menstruation in the Soviet Union: https://polonsky.vanleer.org.il/dr-pavel-vasilyev/">https://polonsky.vanleer.org.il/dr-pavel-...
I& #39;ve been lucky to get a bit of insight into two recent doctoral thesis by @laraowen (management studies) and @BeeHughes_ (art/art history)! I have a feeling both will be books soon - can& #39;t wait!
And I can& #39;t wait to read @MariaKTomlinson research project, & #39;Menstruation and the Media: Reducing Stigma and Tackling Period Poverty& #39;. We need to know much more about the role of activists in building menstrual momentum in the 2010s and beyond: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/staff/maria-tomlinson">https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalis...
On disability and pain as related to the menstrual cycle, I& #39;ve learnt so much from working with @katesang this year. Her article on gynaecological health in academia seems even more important now: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/gynaecological-health-academia-many-are-suffering-silence">https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/gyna...
The @Wen_UK (Women& #39;s environmental network) have been doing some brilliant reporting, activisting and research too. Their & #39;environmenstrual& #39; week continues to push for greener periods and choice for consumers: https://www.wen.org.uk/ ">https://www.wen.org.uk/">...
Julie Hennegan& #39;s article on women and girls& #39; experience of menstruation in low- and middle-income countries, provides an informative and sobering review of the current situation: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002803">https://journals.plos.org/plosmedic...
Berkeley Kate& #39;s brilliant & #39;Menstruation Now: What does blood perform?& #39; is a fantastic edited collection about menstrual popular culture, art and media: https://demeterpress.org/books/menstruation-now-what-does-blood-perform/">https://demeterpress.org/books/men...
This article on menstrual cup safety, & #39;Menstrual cup use, leakage, acceptability, safety, and availability: a systematic review and meta-analysis& #39;, made headlines when it was published: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(19)30111-2/fulltext">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/...
And I& #39;ve been learning much more about sports science this year, inspired by @GBruinvels pioneering research about athletes and menstruation, and @SarahZipp socio-cultural analysis of menstrual habits and activity.
For analysis of menstruation, feminism and queer studies, you must read Prof Breanne Fahs book & #39;Out For Blood: Essays on Menstruation and Resistance& #39;. But you also need to read Fahs latest book, a brilliant feminist manifesto: http://www.breannefahs.com/ ">https://www.breannefahs.com/">...
That& #39;s just some of the scholarship and activity though. Critical Menstrual Studies is growing so quickly and beautifully that this list could go on forever. #MenstruationMatters #MHMDay2020
