“Jeg er en flekk“: Om menstruasjon og jentepubertet i nyere norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur
Title: "I'm a Stain": On Menstruation and Female Puberty in Contemporary Norwegian Literature for Children and Youth In recent years, we have seen a vigorous exploration of the phenomenon of menstruation in the Scandinavian public sphere and within Scandinavian literature, to the ext...
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2017-06-01
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| description | Title: "I'm a Stain": On Menstruation and Female Puberty in Contemporary Norwegian Literature for Children and Youth
In recent years, we have seen a vigorous exploration of the phenomenon of menstruation in the Scandinavian public sphere and within Scandinavian literature, to the extent that it has been coined a “menstrual revolution”. In that context, this article examines how contemporary Norwegian novels for children and young people treat the topic of menstruation, and in particular the topic of menarche, the first menstruation. The books put under scrutiny are Marianne Viermyr’s Blodig alvor, Anneli Klepp’s Hvis du elsker meg, Vera Micalsen’s Hyperpubertet, Heidi Linde's Pym Petterson mislykka skoleball, and Gro Dahle and Kaia Dahle Nyhus' graphic novel Megzilla. All five novels highlight the social, cultural and relational meanings and consequences of menarche and menstruation. In these novels, puberty implies the risk and anxiety of exposure by one’s one body, and hence a strong need to exert control over the body. Prominent themes in these books are furthermore the difficulties of managing the menstruation and keeping it private, the importance of female support, and mother-daughter relationships marked by ambivalence. To shed light upon these findings, the literary works are discussed with reference to sociological and psychological research, in particular from the work by Laura Fringeson, Elina Oinas and Wendy Weil, as well as with reference to Swedish girlhood studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac91d12368ba4d1681b33f1c71ac618d2022-12-21T19:12:33ZdanSvenska BarnboksinstitutetBarnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning0347-772X2000-43892017-06-014010.14811/clr.v40i0.274“Jeg er en flekk“: Om menstruasjon og jentepubertet i nyere norsk barne- og ungdomslitteraturTonje VoldTitle: "I'm a Stain": On Menstruation and Female Puberty in Contemporary Norwegian Literature for Children and Youth In recent years, we have seen a vigorous exploration of the phenomenon of menstruation in the Scandinavian public sphere and within Scandinavian literature, to the extent that it has been coined a “menstrual revolution”. In that context, this article examines how contemporary Norwegian novels for children and young people treat the topic of menstruation, and in particular the topic of menarche, the first menstruation. The books put under scrutiny are Marianne Viermyr’s Blodig alvor, Anneli Klepp’s Hvis du elsker meg, Vera Micalsen’s Hyperpubertet, Heidi Linde's Pym Petterson mislykka skoleball, and Gro Dahle and Kaia Dahle Nyhus' graphic novel Megzilla. All five novels highlight the social, cultural and relational meanings and consequences of menarche and menstruation. In these novels, puberty implies the risk and anxiety of exposure by one’s one body, and hence a strong need to exert control over the body. Prominent themes in these books are furthermore the difficulties of managing the menstruation and keeping it private, the importance of female support, and mother-daughter relationships marked by ambivalence. To shed light upon these findings, the literary works are discussed with reference to sociological and psychological research, in particular from the work by Laura Fringeson, Elina Oinas and Wendy Weil, as well as with reference to Swedish girlhood studies.https://www.barnboken.net/index.php/clr/article/view/274menarchemenstruationgirlhoodpubertyGro DahleHeidi Linde |
| spellingShingle | Tonje Vold “Jeg er en flekk“: Om menstruasjon og jentepubertet i nyere norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur Barnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning menarche menstruation girlhood puberty Gro Dahle Heidi Linde |
| title | “Jeg er en flekk“: Om menstruasjon og jentepubertet i nyere norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur |
| title_full | “Jeg er en flekk“: Om menstruasjon og jentepubertet i nyere norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur |
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| title_short | “Jeg er en flekk“: Om menstruasjon og jentepubertet i nyere norsk barne- og ungdomslitteratur |
| title_sort | jeg er en flekk om menstruasjon og jentepubertet i nyere norsk barne og ungdomslitteratur |
| topic | menarche menstruation girlhood puberty Gro Dahle Heidi Linde |
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