Are you an angry menopausal person?
Can you relate to the witchy archetype of the menopausal woman?
Join us as we discuss menopause and rage.
Join Dr. Jill Kirby, Prof. Marie Mulvey-Roberts and Prof. Shani Orgad for a conversation about menopause and anger as seen through the arts, women’s history and in public discourse. Throughout history, society has set out to subdue the anger of menopausal women – an ostensibly anti-feminine phenomenon. Women going through menopause are encouraged to embrace the feminine qualities of serenity and tranquillity as condoned by celebrities and the meno-literatti with the help of HRT and various pacifying activities. Our speakers ask whether menopausal anger is a legitimate outlet or response to patriarchy, to life? Has the angry menopausal woman become taboo, a figure of fun or simply demonised?
Their presentations will be followed by a Q&A, moderated by Zoe Williams.
Structure
19:30: Buffer & introductions
19:40: Short film clip
19:45 - 20:15: Presentations by Dr Kirby, Prof Mulvey-Roberts and Prof Orgad.
20:20 - 20:30: Comfort break
20:30 - 21:00: Discussion with Zoe
21:00 - 21:30: Audience Q&A
Speakers
Dr Jill Kirby is an Associate Professor at the University of Sussex, currently working on a history of menopause in 20th century Britain. She is interested in histories of ordinary people, everyday life, health and wellbeing.
Marie Mulvey-Roberts is Emerita Professor in English Literature at the University of the West of England, Bristol. She is interested in the cultural aspects of menopause and in Gothic, gender and the body.
Professor Orgad is a feminist researcher whose research interests include gender, feminism, and inequality in public discourse, contemporary culture and everyday life, representations of suffering and migration, and media and sociology.
Supported by UWE Bristol's AHRC's Impact Acceleration Account and the University of Sussex.