Hanne Blank

Infobox Writer
name = Hanne Blank

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birthdate = February 25, 1969
birthplace = Northampton, Massachusetts
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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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website = http://www.hanneblank.com/

Hanne Blank (February 25 1969) Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, Hanne Blank is a historian, writer, editor and public speaker. She has also edited and written erotica but is retired from that genre.See [http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2006/09/28/retirement/ her blog entry about her retirement] for more information.]

She grew up in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area, became a classically-trained musician and then a formally educated historian.See [http://www.hanneblank.com/main/biography.htm her biography page from her official web site] and [http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=5013 "The Naughty Professor"] article from the City Paper, February 12, 2003.] As an independent scholar, her most recent post was as the 2004-2005 Scholar of the [http://wwwnew.towson.edu/itrow/ Institute For Teaching and Research on Women] at Towson University, Maryland.See [http://www.loc.gov Library of Congress] [http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0667/2006017172-b.html Contributor biographical information for "Virgin: The Untouched History"] .]

Ms. Blank is a former co-editor of [http://www.scarletletters.com Scarletletters.com] See [http://www.scarletletters.com/current/air_blank.shtml her artist in residence page and current right side-bar text] .] (online "publisher of sex-positive, original, visionary creative and artistic work of all kinds") and [http://www.scarleteen.com Scarleteen.com] Question 11 of [http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/bodyimage/hanne.htm Interview with Hanne Blank] , Advocates for Youth, June 26, 2001 refers to this work.] with Heather Corinna.See [http://www.hanneblank.com/main/biography.htm her biography page from her official web site] .] 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.

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. 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.

Her most recent book, "Virgin: The Untouched History", was published by Bloomsbury USA in March, 2007.

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 1-58005-081-6 ISBN 978-1580050816

Short Fiction

* "Coral's Pocket", [http://www.othermag.org/ Other Magazine] , June, 2004 [See web page for [http://www.othermag.org/backissues.php back issues] , Other Magazine.] .
* [http://www.reflectionsedge.com/archives/july2005/itrs_hb.html "In the Rainy Season"] , Reflection's Edge, July, 2005.
* [http://www.reflectionsedge.com/archives/nov2006/mcb_hb.html "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
* [http://www.bloomsburyusa.com/catalogue/details2.asp?type=13&page=1&isbn=9781596910119&cf=0 "Virgin: The Untouched History"] Bloomsbury USA, 2007. ISBN 1-59691-010-0 ISBN 978-1-59691-010-2

Articles

* [http://www.citypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=5973 "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Cute"] , City Paper, September 10, 2003.
* [http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/725/ "Transfeminism: Let Her Rip"] , In These Times, April 21, 2004.
* [http://www.reflectionsedge.com/archives/dec2005/vatcc_hb.html "Verisimilitude and the Competent Con: Research for Fiction"] , Reflection's Edge, December, 2005.

Interviews

* [http://www.pifmagazine.com/vol35/i_h_blank.php3 "One on One - with Hanne Blank"] , Pif Magazine, April 2000.
* [http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/bodyimage/hanne.htm "Interview with Hanne Blank"] , Advocates for Youth, June 22, 2001.
* [http://www.newvoices.org/cgi-bin/articlepage.cgi?id=111 "The oy of sex"] , New Voices, 2002?
* [http://www.scarleteen.com/politics/virgin.html "20 Questions about Virginity: Scarleteen Interviews Hanne Blank"] , Scarleteen, 2005?
* [http://www.bigfatblog.com/node/1042 "Three Quick Questions: Hanne Blank"] , Big Fat Blog, July 12, 2005.

Interviews of Others

* [http://www.suspectthoughtspress.com/bergman1.htm "Hanne Blank Interviews Author S. Bear Bergman About Hir New Book Butch is a Noun "] , Suspect Thoughts Press, 2006.

Speaking/Teaching/Activism

Events

* [http://www.jhu.edu/feminist/pictures.html JHU Feminist Association Love Your Body Day 2003]
* [http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2005/mar/awareness040105.html Take Back the Night March] , April 28, 2005, University of Delaware ( [http://www.hanneblank.com/pdf/Virgin%20Stories.pdf address] )
* [http://www.wnba-nyc.org/pastprograms.html#pp1 Dangerous Books] , October 11, 2005, Women's National Book Association, New York City Chapter

Keynotes

* [http://www.soapboxgirls.com/soapboxgirls/jul02/articles/rain1.html BECAUSE 2002 (keynote address)]
* [http://www.femme2006.com/keynotes.html Femme 2006] ( [http://www.hanneblank.com/pdf/Femme2006_Keynote.pdf keynote address] )
* [http://www.forge-forward.org/conference/features/keynotes.php#hanne FORGE Forward 2007]

Awards

* 2004-2005 Scholar of the Institute For Teaching and Research on Women at Towson University, Maryland.

See also

* Body image
* Fat acceptance
* Hymenology is related to the study of the topic of her most recent book.
* Human sexuality
* Virginity

Notes

References

*cite web
url = http://www.scarletletters.com/current/air_blank.shtml
title = "Artists in Residence: Hanne Blank"
accessdate = 2007-03-16
format = HTML
publisher = Scarlet Letters
language = English
*cite web
url = http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2006/09/28/retirement/
title = "Filling a Much-Needed Void :: on My Retirement, or Something Like It."
accessdate = 2007-03-16
authorlink = Hanne Blank
last = Blank
first = Hanne
date = 2006-09-28
format = HTML
language = English
*cite web
url = http://www.hanneblank.com/main/biography.htm
title = "Hanne Blank Dot Com | Hanne Blank Online."
accessdate = 2007-03-16
last = Blank
first = Hanne
authorlink = Hanne Blank
year = 2006
format = HTML
language = English
*cite web
url = http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=5013
title = "The Naughty Professor: Wirter of Smut and Champion of Porn, Hanne Blank is Baltimore's Grande Dame of Erotica."
accessdate = 2007-03-16
last = Skurnick
first = Lizzie
date = 2003-02-12
format = HTML
publisher = City Paper Online
language = English
*cite web
url = http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0667/2006017172-b.html
title = "Contributor Biographical Information for Library of Congress Control Number 2006017172."
accessdate = 2007-03-16
year = 2006
format = HTML
publisher = Library of Congress
language = English
*cite web
url = http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/bodyimage/hanne.htm
title = "Interview with Hanne Blank."
accessdate = 2007-03-16
author = Melissa
date = 2001-06-22
format = HTML
publisher = Advocates for Youth
language = English

External links

* [http://www.hanneblank.com Hanne Blank - Personal and Professional Website]
* [http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/ Hanne Blank's blog]
* [http://www.hanneblank.com/main/biography.htm Biography page from Hanne Blank's Website]
* [http://www.virginbook.org Virgin: The Untouched History (The Official Website)]
* [http://www.soapboxinc.com/hanne-blank/ Hanne Blank's bio page at soapbox (speakers' agency)]
* [http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=5013 "The Naughty Professor" article from the City Paper, February 12, 2003]

Persondata
NAME=Hanne Blank
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Historian, writer, editor, activist, public speaker. Recent author of Virgin: The Untouched History (2007)
DATE OF BIRTH=February 25, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH=Northampton, Massachusetts
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