Hanne Blank
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Hanne Blank, by Hanne Blank
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| Born | February 25, 1969 Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | historian, writer, editor, public speaker, activist |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Period | contemporary |
| Genre | speculative fiction (short stories), non-fiction & fiction (books) |
| Subject | history of science, history of medicine, virginity, sexuality |
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Hanne Blank (February 25, 1969) Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S., Hanne Blank is a historian, writer, editor and public speaker. She has also edited and written erotica but is retired from that genre.[1] Blank believes in civil rights in general and fat rights in particular. She says: "For me, as a progressive feminist, opposing the whole range of physical-body-based prejudices and stigmas is all of a piece. Fatness and fat rights happen to be two of my personal issues, so it's a topic I can speak to from the inside. But fat politics are not separate from my overall politics of inclusion and human value."[2]
Contents
Biography
Hanne Blank grew up in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area, became a classically trained musician and then a formally educated historian.[3] As an independent scholar, her most recent post was as the 2004-2005 Scholar of the Institute For Teaching and Research on Women at Towson University, Maryland.[4]
Ms. Blank is a former co-editor of Scarletletters.com[5] (online "publisher of sex-positive, original, visionary creative and artistic work of all kinds") and Scarleteen.com[6] with Heather Corinna.[7] She is a former associate editor of Sojourner: The Women's Forum, and has also written sex columns for the Boston Phoenix and Good Vibes Magazine.[7]
As an instructor (prior to becoming a full-time writer/editor), she taught at the university level at Brandeis University, Tufts University and Whitworth College.[7] As a musician, she was a Fellow of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and was the 1991 recipient of the George Whitefield Chadwick medal for work as a proponent of contemporary art music.[7]
Her most recent book, the first revision of her 2000 title Big Big Love: A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them), was published by Celestial Arts in September, 2011.
Works
Fiction
- Zaftig: Well-Rounded Erotica. Cleis Press, 2001. ISBN 1-57344-122-8 ISBN 978-1-57344-122-3
- Shameless: Women's Intimate Erotica. Seal Press, 2002. ISBN 1-58005-060-3 ISBN 978-1-58005-060-9
- Best Transgender Erotica. (Co-edited with Raven Kaldera) Circlet Press, 2002. ISBN 1-885865-40-6 ISBN 978-1-885865-40-3
- Unruly Appetites. Seal Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-58005-081-4
Short fiction
- Coral's Pocket, Other Magazine, June, 2004.[8]
- In the Rainy Season, Reflection's Edge, July, 2005.
- Mrs. Charles' Bookshop, Reflection's Edge, November, 2006.
Non-fiction
- Big, Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them. Greenery Press, 2000. ISBN 1-890159-16-6 ISBN 978-1-890159-16-0
- Virgin: The Untouched History Bloomsbury USA, 2007. ISBN 1-59691-010-0 ISBN 978-1-59691-010-2
- Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality. Beacon, 2012. ISBN 9780807044438
Articles
- Don't Hate Me Because I'm Cute, City Paper, September 10, 2003.
- Transfeminism: Let Her Rip, In These Times, April 21, 2004.
- Verisimilitude and the Competent Con: Research for Fiction, Reflection's Edge, December, 2005.
Interviews
- One on One - with Hanne Blank, Pif Magazine, April 2000.
- Interview with Hanne Blank, Advocates for Youth, June 22, 2001.
- The oy of sex, New Voices, 2002?
- 20 Questions about Virginity: Scarleteen Interviews Hanne Blank, Scarleteen, 2005?
- Three Quick Questions: Hanne Blank, Big Fat Blog, July 12, 2005.
- "The Invention of the Heterosexual", Salon, January 22, 2012.
Interviews of others
- Hanne Blank Interviews Author S. Bear Bergman About Hir New Book Butch is a Noun , Suspect Thoughts Press, 2006.
Speaking/Teaching/Activism
Events
- JHU Feminist Association Love Your Body Day 2003
- Take Back the Night March, April 28, 2005, University of Delaware (address)
- Dangerous Books, October 11, 2005, Women's National Book Association, New York City Chapter
Keynotes
Awards
- 2004-2005 Scholar of the Institute For Teaching and Research on Women at Towson University, Maryland.
See also
Notes
- ↑ See her blog entry about her retirement for more information.
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- ↑ See her biography page from her official web site and The Naughty Professor article from the City Paper, February 12, 2003.
- ↑ See Library of Congress Contributor biographical information for Virgin: The Untouched History.
- ↑ See her artist in residence page and current right side-bar text.
- ↑ Question 11 of Interview with Hanne Blank, Advocates for Youth, June 26, 2001 refers to this work.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 See her biography page from her official web site.
- ↑ See web page for back issues, Other Magazine.
References
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External links
- Sexology and sexuality articles needing expert attention
- Pages with broken file links
- 1969 births
- American feminist writers
- American historians
- American women short story writers
- American women's rights activists
- Fat acceptance activists
- Feminist studies scholars
- Living people
- People from Cleveland, Ohio
- Writers from Northampton, Massachusetts
- Sex columnists
- Sex educators
- American people of Ukrainian descent
- Towson University faculty
- American women historians
- Women columnists
