New Book Release: Cripping Endometriosis
Rovito, Maria
Hi all,
I’m very happy to share with this group that my book, Cripping Endometriosis: Feminist Disability Histories and Reflections on Power and Pain, has just been released with Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature.
This project sits at the intersections of feminist studies, disability studies, and medical humanities, and it explores the cultural, historical, and political life of endometriosis as a site of gendered pain, medical neglect, and feminist resistance. Across the book, I examine how chronic gynecological pain has been misunderstood, dismissed, and depoliticized, and what feminist disability theory can offer in response.
I teach medical humanities and WGSS at ACPHS and am a Member-at-Large for the National Women's Studies Association. I'm still new to the area, so I am so happy to join this group and build connections across the Capital District feminist studies community. I wanted to share the news here in that spirit. I’d be grateful to be in conversation with anyone whose teaching, research, or activism touches on feminist health, disability, reproductive justice, chronic illness, or medical inequality.
I’d also be glad to connect about possible class use, events, or broader conversations around the book.
Sincerely,
Maria Rovito
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences