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課程名稱

月經:理論、思潮與行動
Period: Theory, Thoughts and Actions

開課學期

113-1

授課對象

授課教師

黃韻如

課號

Med1002

課程識別碼

401E11600

班次

學分

2.0

全/半年

半年

必/選修

上課時間

星期三9,10(16:30~18:20)

上課地點

博雅102

備註

本課程以英語授課。。A58:公民意識與社會分析、生命科學與詹魁元、張聖琳、蔡沛學合授
總人數上限：135人

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課程概述

[Information for course selection]

1. This course will go by online course selection ONLY (type 3). No authorization code will be given out.
2. This course will open up a limited number of students for petition of instructor's consent. The eligibility for instructor's consent includes the following:
　(1) In-Person participation of the first 2 classes and filling in the Google feedback form
　(2) Submission of motivation letter (format requirements are below) send to "periodntu@gmail.com" before 09/14 (Sat.) 18:00
　　a. Written in Chinese , English, or both
　　b. Written with Word and sending as PDF
　　c. Not exceeding one page of A4
　　d. Font size: 12
　　e. Line spacing: 1.0

- For the EMI semester, priority will be given to the motivation letter written in English.
- The selection will be based on the motivation and the diversity of gender and disciplines of the students.
- The selected student will be notified by e-mail for the manual course selection by the 3rd week.

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Menstruation, an ancient physiological phenomenon that exists across species. You might have heard about it; you might have experienced it; you might want to avoid it; you might even hate it. Behind the biology of menstruation, there exists diverse context and multiple aspects of period issues, both known and unknown to us, affecting the survival, development, and progress of human beings.

The course “Period: Theory, Thoughts, and Actions” focuses on explaining and exploring the phenomenon of the female reproductive cycle and its humanity impacts on culture, society, law, and economic development. Jointly supported by School of Medicine and D-School @ NTU, this course enlists faculty members from cross-disciplinary backgrounds and collaborates with non-government organizations (NGOs) such as With Red which advocates against period poverty and period stigma.

This course focuses on interdisciplinary learning starting from the biology of female reproductive cycle and the physiologic mechanisms of menstruation, followed by explaining the alteration and diseases associated with menstruation. The course will introduce menstrual products and the industry eco-system. Built upon this foundation of menstruation knowledge, the course will direct to societal and cultural issues related to period. Knowledge on period poverty and period stigma across different cultural context will be learned via various medium such as cinematic work, literature, and drama. Advocacy actions against period poverty and stigma will be shared with real life fieldwork experiences. The course will be conducted through lectures, in-class discussion, and group presentation.

The attendance and the final term report, including group oral presentation and group written report will be major grade evaluation criteria for this course.

課程目標

By delivering integrative cross-disciplinary knowledge concerning menstruation-related topics, this course aims to provide students with comprehensive views toward period issues. Through the final group presentation, instead of a final exam, students are to work as a team and further explore issues they have been assigned to. The course strongly encourages creative forms of presentation.

課程要求

1. Attendance (30%): Regular attendance and active participation in team-based discussion. 5 absences without leave approval will be considered fail.
2. Peer Evaluation of Final Team Oral Presentation (20%):
　(1) Intra-group peer evaluation (15%)
　(2) Inter-group peer evaluation (5%)
3. Panel Assessment of Final Team Oral Presentation (30%)
4. Final Team Written Report (20%)

- Bonus (5%): optional from the following:
　(1) Reading report of the designated reference
　(2) Period Reflection (e.g. PSST menstrual diary or any other forms of period-related experience sharing)
　(3) Making a cloth sanitary pad (cover the cost on your own)
　(4) D-Day

* There is zero tolerance on plagiarism.

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Final Team Presentation / Report:
The topic will be randomly assigned by the TA. The team will be grouped by the TA taking consideration of the gender, disciplines, and year of enrollment.

The students are encouraged to conduct self-reflection beyond the scope of the team project to summarize the learning process during this course in retrospect.
Any form of reflection in writing, in drawing, or in performance is highly encouraged to be documented for the submission of the bonus report.

預期每週課後學習時數

Office Hours

另約時間備註： If you have any question about this course, please email periodntu@gmail.com TAs will help you. No need to email Ruby Prof. Yun-Ju Hang!

指定閱讀

參考書目

英文版：
一、九品脫 (Nine Pints)
二、月事革命 (Period. The End of Sentence)

中文版
三、月經不平等：一段女性身體的覺醒之路。
四、女，走往身體的朝聖
五、阿媽e月
六、對，我月經來了！

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課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	09/04	What is Menstruation? Jason Pei-Shiue Tsai (School of Veterinary, NTU) This class introduces the similarities and differences in reproductive physiology of menstruation and phenomenon between human, primates, and other animals. The learners will learn the meaning of the ancient physiological phenomenon of menstruation in the evolution of the animal kingdom. (A8, SDG3, SDG15)
第2週	09/11	Menstrual Products Vivi Lin (With Red) All kinds of menstrual products are flooding in the market. How have these products evolved? What is the difference between them in terms of economic scale or impact on the environment? How can new social entrepreneurs come up with a business model for menstrual products? This class invites NPO Little Red Hood, and the entrepreneur in menstrual products Dialogue, to introduce the history and emerging business economy of menstrual products. (A5, SDG8, SDG12)
第3週	09/18	Period in Drama Wenyi Chang In performing art of literature and drama, how is menstruation being described? How is the story of menstruation being told? This class will discuss the ways in which menstruation is presented in theater plays such as The Vagina Monologue. (A1, A2)
第4週	09/25	Menstrual Disorders and Impacts Ruby Yun-Ju Huang (School of Medicine) Although menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon, menstruation can also cause disorders and diseases. In this class, we will introduce menstrual-related diseases from a medical point of view, ranging from menstrual cramps, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), to endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, etc., and will explore how these disorders and diseases affect women around the world. (A5, A8, SDG3, SDG5)
第5週	10/02	The development of human computer interaction in FemTech Tina Yuan (NTU D-School)
第6週	10/09	Menstrual Cycle and Biological Clock Hwang-Verslues, Wendy W. (Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica) The biological clock dominates many functions in the biological world and dictates the orderly operation. Menstruation is also affected by the built-in biological clock with the hormonal regulation cycle every month. In this class, we will learn how the circadian clock affects menstruation following the alterations of the biological clock (such as night shifts, international travel jet lag). (A8, SDG3)
第7週	10/16	Period Actions in Uganda Elle Yang (Love・Binti) Students at Oakwood High School in Los Angeles learned in an off-campus teaching that up to 1 in 3 Indian girls can only stay in during menstrual periods because they cannot afford sanitary pads and the school does not have a separate women's toilet for them to replace sanitary pads. Many girls of their age have never been able to go back to school, which shocked the students of this elite high school. With the encouragement of teachers, they launched the "Pad Project" and raised funds to send the sanitary pad manufacturing machine developed by "Padman" to the rural areas of Northern India. A documentary film "Period. End of Sentence" to document the entire action won the Best Documentary Short Film Award at the 2019 Academy Awards. In the face of menstrual poverty/menstrual discrimination, what can the younger generation in Taiwan do? In this class, Elle Yang, the founder of Love・Binti, a non-profit organization devoted to female empowerment in Africa, will share the current situation of menstrual action in Uganda.
第8週	10/23	Hand Sewing Cloth Sanitary Pad Elle Yang (Love・Binti)
第9週	10/30	Period Poverty and Period Shaming Vivi Lin (With Red) In many remote villages in Asia, menstruating women are forced to exile in humble huts once a month, barred from touching food, religious idols, livestock, and men. These women are forced to isolate themselves from society and even lose education opportunities. This class explores why there is still such discrimination in the human society in the 21st century by combing through the news reports on real-world incidences over the years and discusses about the perspective of different civilizations in the world. (A2, A3, A4, A5,SDG1, SDG4, SDG5, SDG10, SDG16)
第10週	11/06	Period Actions in Taiwan Vivi Lin (With Red) Students at Oakwood High School in Los Angeles learned in an off-campus teaching that up to 1 in 3 Indian girls can only stay in during menstrual periods because they cannot afford sanitary pads and the school does not have a separate women's toilet for them to replace sanitary pads. Many girls of their age have never been able to go back to school, which shocked the students of this elite high school. With the encouragement of teachers, they launched the "Pad Project" and raised funds to send the sanitary pad manufacturing machine developed by "Padman" to the rural areas of Northern India. A documentary film "Period. End of Sentence" to document the entire action won the Best Documentary Short Film Award at the 2019 Academy Awards. In the face of menstrual poverty/menstrual discrimination, what can the younger generation in Taiwan do? In this class, Vivi Lin, the founder of Little Red Hood, a non-profit organization devoted to menstruation rights/education in Taiwan, will share the current situation of menstrual action in Taiwan.
第11週	11/13	Taboos beyond period Allen Lai (College of Public Health, NTU)
第12週	11/20	Period Labor Right Yu-Fan Chiu (NYCU Law)
第13週	11/27	Period Design - Group Presentation
第14週	12/04	Period Design - Group Presentation
第15週	12/11	Period Design - Group Presentation
第16週	12/18	Period Design - Group Presentation