Menstrual misogyny and taboo: The medusa, vampire and the female stigmatic

Mulvey-Roberts, Marie

Abstract

The author was invited to contribute to this collection which arose from the first academic conference on menstruation in the UK, held at the Medical School, University of Liverpool (2003) at which she gave the keynote lecture.

Citation

Mulvey-Roberts, M. (2005). Menstrual misogyny and taboo: The medusa, vampire and the female stigmatic. In A. Shail, & G. Howie (Eds.), Menstruation: A Cultural History (149-161). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2005
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 149-161
• Book Title: Menstruation: A Cultural History
• ISBN: 9781403939357
• Keywords: menstruation, misogyny, taboo, medusa, vampire, female stigmatic
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1046053
• Publisher URL: http://us.macmillan.com/menstruation