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Virgin envy: the cultural insignificance of the hymen

By Allan , Adriana , Jonathan A.;Santos , Cristina;Spahr

Book information

Publisher
National Book Network International;Zed Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781786990358, 1786990350, 9781786990365, 1786990369
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2789612 bytes)
Pages
viii, 247 pages : black and white illustrations ;
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Jungfräulichkeit;Kulturvergleich;Kulturwissenschaf

Description

Introduction: "Our Tantalizing Double": Envious Virgins, Envying Virgins, Virgin Envy - Jonathan A. Allan, Cristina Santos, and Adriana SpahrPart I: Too Much Pain for Such Little Reward1. "I Will Cut Myself and Smear Blood on the Sheet": Testing Virginity in Medieval and Modern Romance - Amy Burge2. Between Pleasure and Pain: The Textual Politics of the Hymen - Jodi McAlisterPart II: Blood, Blood, Blood ... and More Blood3. The Politics of Virginity and Abstinence in the Twilight Saga - Jonathan A. Allan and Cristina Santos4. Lady of Perpetual Virginity: Jessica's Presence in True Blood - Janice Zehentbauer and Cristina SantosPart III: Men Be Virgins Too: Queering Virginity5. The Queer Saint: Male Virginity in Derek Jarman's Sebastiane - Kevin McGuiness6. Troping Boyishness, Effeminacy, and Masculine Queer Virginity: Abdellah Taia and Eyet-Chekib Djaziri - Gibson Ncube Part IV: F*ck: They Entrapped Us in Social Issues and Politics7. Bollywood Virgins: Diachronic Flirtations With Indian Womanhood - Asma Sayed8. The Policing of Viragos and Other "Fuckable"' Bodies: Virginity as Performance in Latin America - Tracy Crowe Morey and Adriana Spahr

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