Introduction : on dragons and death threats : telling new menstrual stories -- Theorizing cycles and stains -- Cycling together : menstrual synchrony as a projection of gendered solidarity -- The menstrual stain as graffiti -- Dispatches from the blogosphere -- In praise of cycles -- "Feminine hygiene" and the ultimate double standard -- Adventures on Komodo island -- Menstruation according to apple -- Collateral damage : throwing menstruation out of the museum -- Blood on the couch -- Blood on the couch : disclosures about menstruation in the therapy room -- The menstruating male body -- Menarchy and menstrual activism -- Raising bloody hell : inciting menstrual panics through campus and community activism -- Smear it on your face : menstrual art, performance, and zines as menstrual activism -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.
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Frames menstruation as a site of resistance, defiance, and shamelessness, showcasing the work of those who fight back against shame and silence.
Out for blood.
9781438462134
Menstruation-- Public opinion.
Menstruation-- Social aspects.
Menstruation.
MEDICAL-- Physiology.
Menstruation-- Public opinion.
Menstruation-- Social aspects.
Menstruation.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Human Anatomy & Physiology.