Periods in pop culture [[electronic resource] ] : menstruation in film and television / / Lauren Rosewarne

• Autore: Rosewarne Lauren
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 612.6/62
• Soggetto topico: Menstruation in popular culture
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: blood hunting -- Women bleeding secretly : the gender, place and segregation of menstruation -- Red tents and moon lodges : menstruation and the rites of passage -- The curse of eve : cramped stomachs and cramped lifestyles -- The menstrual mess : the disgust, horror and fear of menstruation -- I want to suck your blood : sex, sexiness and menstruation -- Bleeding out proud : menstruation and empowerment -- You don't know what you've got til it's gone : absent menstruation -- Where have all the menstruators gone? rereading missing menstruation -- Conclusion: a strange phenomena.
• Sommario/riassunto: Periods in Pop Culture: Menstruation in Film and Television, by Lauren Rosewarne, investigates the portrayals of menstruation in film and television, spotlighting a paradox of a common bodily occurrence still causing controversy, fear, and offense. This is the first book to focus exclusively on media representations of menstruation and to undertake a comprehensive analysis of its depictions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Periods in pop culture
• ISBN: 1-280-87134-2; 9786613713353; 0-7391-7001-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452764603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II