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Ruoyu Jia

Managing Bleeding: Menstruation and Women’s Regulated Bodies in the People’s Republic of China (1949- the 1990s)

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Managing Bleeding: Menstruation and Women’s Regulated Bodies in the People’s Republic of China (1949- the 1990s) in the Department of History
Postgraduate Fellow in the Institute for Medical Humanities

Biography

I am a doctoral student in Chinese history. My thesis examines the historical governance of menstruation in modern and contemporary China, which regards menstruation as a mechanism for regulating women and their bodies. I draw on archival sources, newspapers and magazines, and oral histories to investigate the intersections of menstrual medicine, hygiene practices, state policies, feminine technologies, menstrual consumerism and women’s lived experiences and bodily sensations.

Before joining Durham, I had studied in China, Taiwan, Korea, and the United Kingdom, with a focus on history and gender studies. I am also interested in the intellectual history of modern China, particularly the research of Hu Shih and the New Culture Movement.

For further information or collaboration, please contact me at ruoyu.jia@durham.ac.uk

Research interests

  • Menstruation
  • Body
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Feminine Hygiene
  • Feminine Technology
  • Period Poverty