Unleashing menstrual blood
A qualitative study of free-bleeding activism on Instagram
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24230429 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Estefanía Reyes (0009-0002-9453-980X, Western University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2026-10-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Media Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-0777 • E-ISSN: 1471-5902 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14680777.2026.2747096 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Visual Persuasion
Semiotics
Issues of Blood
The Cultural Politics of Emotion
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies
New Blood
Mediated Intimacies
On Female Body Experience
Pursuing “Wellness”
Everyday (online) body politics of menstruation
Feminist logics of Instagram
Digital footprints of #MeToo
Say no to shame, waste, inequality—and leaks! Menstrual activism in the market for alternative period products
Menstrual Blood as a Weapon of Resistance
You don’t like this blood? Well, too bad!’ Alternative cultures of menstruation and the performativity of disgust
Moody and monstrous menstruators
Periods in Pop Culture
Flagging as a silencing tool
Empowered
Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis
(In)visible Blood
| Highly cited | No |
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