Hanne Blank - Knowledge

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as "quite a different animal" from Blank's past work as an erotica author and editor, and "A well-researched history of virginity, it veers from the medical (who knew there are five different types of hymens?) to the pop-cultural (discussions of "Beverly Hills 90210," the movie "Little Darlings" and

450:, Bob Blaisdell writes, "Though scholarly, Hanne Blank's "Virgin: The Untouched History" treats her topic with a writer's, not an academic's, interest. That is, she's curious about and surprised by what she discovers, and keeps the book moving along at a reader's pace." Ellen D. Gilbert writes for 482:

writes, "In this chronicle of changing sexual mores, the author challenges the common preconception today that the distinction between homosexuality and heterosexuality is legitimate" and "The author uses wisdom and wit to substantiate her contention that love and passion are not definable by

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states, "From its thorough but brisk explorations of sexual orientation’s intersections with sex, gender, and romance, this illuminating study examines our presuppositions and makes a powerful, provocative argument that heterosexuality—mazy, unscientific, and new—may be merely "a particular

183:. After writing and editing several books of erotic fiction, she became an editor of Scarletletters.com, a website featuring erotic writing for a female audience by female authors, and a related website Scarleteen, focused on sex education, which were both owned by 528:, Laura Dattaro writes, "Because heterosexuality is presumed "normal," it often escapes the sort of examination to which homosexuality is subjected", and "Blank calls the accepted state into question, and in doing so undermines its relevance." In a review for the 241:, "Moving your body for your own reasons, taking pleasure in moving your body, is incendiary for fat women because fat women's bodies aren't seen as deserving of that care, that attention, or that freedom to move and take up space in the world." 462:, Annie Tully writes, "This is also strictly a Western history, with modern-day "honor killings" not mentioned until the epilogue. Perhaps Blank's next treatise will provide a needed further look at this complex and significant topic." 440:

states, "Blank, an independent scholar, has pieced together a history of how humans have constructed the idea of virginity (almost always female and heterosexual) and engineered its uses to suit cultural and political forces."

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of heterosexuality, the socially constructed but invisible walls that threaten to keep us stuck in claustrophobic rooms that limit us intellectually, scientifically, socially, and politically."

409:, Martha Cornog writes, "Blank starts out by debunking the cultural truism in America that sex and fat don't mix." The revised edition, published in 2011, was reviewed by Sheila Addison in 522:, "A crucial aspect of her critique of heterosexuality stems from her clever undoing of the premise that heterosexuality must exist because it is necessary for reproduction." In 231:, which begins with her own life experience and then explores a history of late 19th and early 20th century construction of the concept of sexuality. In 2012, she also published 556:

states, "In this empowering and informative book Blank contends that it's a fat woman’s birthright to move and enjoy her body." Pauline Baughman writes in a review for

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it is "a very good book", but "The reader in search of a chronological or carefully delineated thematic approach to the subject will be disappointed." In a review for

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area. Later becoming a classically trained musician and then a formally educated historian. As a musician, she was a Fellow of the

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and Good Vibes Magazine. As an instructor (prior to becoming a full-time writer/editor), she taught at the university level at

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shifts seamlessly from concrete data to scenes from Blank's bedroom, gym locker room, and high school bathroom. The tone of

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so on) to the scholarly (dissections of Christian theology, 19th-century British social policy and the like)." A review from

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Baughman, Pauline (2012). "Blank, Hanne. The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise: And Other Incendiary Acts".

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As an independent scholar, she was a 2004-2005 Scholar of the Institute For Teaching and Research on Women at

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She is a former associate editor of Sojourner: The Women's Forum, and has also written sex columns for

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Stout, Jennifer (2012). "Blank, Hanne. Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality".

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nonetheless is accessible and engaging, often witty and penetrating in its insights."

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Big, Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them.

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that Blank's approach to the topic "will be familiar to anyone who has read

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Big Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them

1445:"Filling a Much-Needed Void :: on My Retirement, or Something Like It" 1280:"A Review of "Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality"" 605: 115:, is an American historian, writer, and editor. Her written works include 1327:"The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts" 1221: 1070:

Gilbert, Ellen D. (2007). "Blank, Hanne. Virgin: The Untouched History".

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The Unapologetic Fat Girl’s Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts

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The Unapologetic Fat Girl’s Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts

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The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts

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The Unapologetic Fat Girl’s Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts

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The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts

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or any of his many intellectual progeny" and the book "is indebted to

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Big Big Love: A Sourcebook for People of Size and Those Who Love Them

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configuration of sex and power in a particular historical moment.""

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20 Questions about Virginity: Scarleteen Interviews Hanne Blank

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History of science, history of medicine, virginity, sexuality

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She began writing erotica at age 17, and published the zine

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