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Virgin Envy: The Cultural (In)Significance of the Hymen by Jonathan A. Allan (En

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ISBN-13
9780889774230
Book Title
Virgin Envy
ISBN
9780889774230
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science
Publication Name
Virgin Envy : the Cultural (in) Significance of the Hymen
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Human Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), Subjects & Themes / Women, Feminist, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2016
Series
The Exquisite Corpse Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1 in
Author
Cristina Santos
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Publisher
University of Regina Press
ISBN-10
0889774234
ISBN-13
9780889774230
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221544213

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Virgin Envy : the Cultural (in) Significance of the Hymen
Publication Year
2016
Subject
Human Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), Subjects & Themes / Women, Feminist, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Film / History & Criticism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science
Author
Cristina Santos
Series
The Exquisite Corpse Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-446307
Reviews
"Smart an au courant... An interesting contribution to Virginity Studies." Hanne Blank, author of STraight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality and Virgin: The Untouched History
Series Volume Number
3
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
AcknowledgementsIntroduction: "Our Tantalizing Double": Envious Virgins, Envying Virgins, Virgin Envy -- Jonathan A. Allan, Cristina Santos, and Adriana SpahrPart 1: Too Much Pain for Such a 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 2: 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 3: Men Be Virgins Too: Queering Virginity5. The Queer Saint: Male Virginity in Derek Jarman's Sebastiane Kevin McGuinness6. Troping Boyishness, Effeminacy and Masculine Queer Virginity: Abdella Taïa and Eyet-Chékib Djaziri Gibson NcubePart 4: 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: The Politics of Virginity in Latin American Women's Testimony -- Tracy Crowe Morey and Adriana SpahrAbout the ContributorsIndex
Synopsis
Virgin Envy sets out to re-conceive the ways that we describe and relate to virginity as a cultural construct. Who is a virgin? How do we lose our virginities? What if we regret our "first time"? Contributors to Virgin Envy everything from medieval romance to Bollywood films to Twilight and True Blood, to destabilize the many assumptions about sexual purity. In particular, the hymen is called into question. How is virginity determined for those without a hymen? How do we account for the ways in which the "geography of the hymen" has changed over the course of history? And what about male and queer virginity? Issues of commodification, postcoloniality, and religious diversity are also addressed. "An ambitious, wide-ranging, and eclectic collection." Corrinne Harol, Enlightened Virginity in Eighteenth-Century Literature, Delving into everything from medieval drama to Bollywood films to the Twilight franchise, Virgin Envy examines the elusive state of virginity., Virgin Envy sets out to reconceive the ways we relate to virginity as a cultural construct. Who is a virgin? How do we lose our virginities? What if we regret our "first time"? Contributors to Virgin Envy examine everything from medieval romance to Bollywood films to True Blood and Twilight, to destabilize the many "certainties" about sexual purity. In particular, the hymen is called into question. How is virginity determined for those without a hymen? How do we account for the ways in which the "geography of the hymen" has changed over the course of history? And what about male and queer virginity? Issues of commodification, postcoloniality, and religious diversity are also addressed.
LC Classification Number
GN484.47.V57 2016

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