Reason enough to hope? The citational practices and disorienting subjects that make menstruation a matter of human rights

• Published in: The international journal of human rights Vol. 28; no. 8-9; pp. 1353 - 1377
• Main Author: Zivi, Karen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 20.10.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Conventions; Feminism; Frustration; Human performance; Human rights; Liberalism; Menstruation; Performativity; Phenomenology; subjectivity; vulnerability

Calls to think or embrace an 'after' to rights, particularly ones that suggest adopting alternative ways of thinking or acting politically, often do so because of frustration with the liberal dimensions of rights. In this paper, I draw insights from theories of performativity and feminist...