Bogen undersøger, hvordan menstruation omtales og forstås i britisk kultur gennem historie, reklamer, folklore og dagligdags samtaler. Gennem interviews analyseres eufemismer, vittigheder og populærviden for at belyse, hvordan sociale og kulturelle diskurser påvirker holdninger til menstruation.
Titel på undersøgelse:
Periods: Historical and Cultural Interpretations of Menstruation. In Everyday Discourses of Menstruation
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
Menstruation is a topic which is both everyday and sensitive. From Leviticus to Pliny, to twentieth-century debates around ‘menotoxin’, to advertising and ‘having the painters in’, Victoria Newton’s book offers a lively and innovative exploration of the social and cultural dimensions of menstruation. Through in-depth interviews with men and women, the book explores the many different ways in which this sensitive topic is spoken about in British culture. Looking specifically at euphemism, jokes, popular knowledge, everyday experience and folklore, the book provides original insights into the different discourses acting on the menstruating body and encourages debate about how these help to shape our everyday attitudes towards menstruation.