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The Period is Political:Menstrual Research, Policy, and Practice

We invite you to SMCR 2023

20-23 July 2023

Hyatt Regency Bethesda (minutes from Washington DC by metro)

 

It’s not long now till the first post-covid conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research. Our location in the Washington, DC metro area has inspired our theme: The Period is Political. We welcome presenters and attendees who share our passion for menstrual cycle research, activism, and advocacy to come and join us at this event, to speak, listen, learn, network, and be inspired.

With the theme of “the period is political,” we embrace interdisciplinary, feminist approach to research and advocacy as we bring together our efforts to improve menstrual and reproductive health and justice as they relate to overall well-being.

We are also thrilled to have received more abstracts than we expected, which suggests that many of you are keen to get back to in-person conferences and you find SMCR as fun and interesting as we do. This will also be the chance to meet old colleagues and to make new ones!  

We look forward to seeing you there!

Mindy Erchull, SMCR President & Jane Ussher SMCR Past-President, 2023 Conference Co-Chairs 

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Menstruation Research Slam

Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) Webinar

Thursday 29th July, 4pm US EDT; 9pm BST; 6am Sydney (30th July)

The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) hosted an online mini-conference on 29/30  July 2021 to showcase the work of SMCR members via Zoom.

 

This was the second in a series of free SMCR webinars in 2021 which will take the place of our biennial conference, which has been postponed due to Covid-19. Join us to hear about cutting edge theory, research and activism in the field of menstruation studies, and to take part in the discussion.

From Menstrual Moment to Menstrual Movement

Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) Webinar

Thursday 25th February, 4pm US EST; 9pm UK; 8am Sydney (26th Feb)

Periods are having their moment – in this SMCR webinar we hear from people who are turning it into a movement

 

Elizabeth Arveda Kissling:  reading Gloria Steinem’s ‘If Men Could Menstruate’

Jane Ussher: Revisiting the Monstrous Feminine

Eugenia Tarzibachi:  Menstrual justice. The impact of menstrual advocacy in Argentina

Breanne Fahs: The Messy Politics of Menstrual Activism

Berkley D Conner: Menstrual Trolls: The Collective Rhetoric of Periods for Pence

Inga T. Winkler: Towards Inclusive Menstrual Health Policy-making

Katie Ann Hasson: Discussant

Tomi-Ann Roberts: Chair

 

Each of the participants is a contributor to The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies

This was the first in a series of free SMCR webinars in 2021 which will take the place of our biennial conference, which has been postponed due to Covid-19. Join us to hear about cutting edge theory, research and activism in the field of menstruation studies, and to take part in the discussion.

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