Hanne Blank

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Hanne Blank
Hanne Blank, by Hanne Blank
Born:	February 25, 1969 Northampton, Massachusetts
Occupation:	historian, writer, editor, public speaker, activist
Nationality:	United States of America
Writing period:	contemporary
Genres:	speculative fiction (short stories)
Subjects:	virginity, sexuality
Debut works:	Virgin: The Untouched History (history), Big Big Love (self-help), Zaftig: Well Rounded Erotica (erotica)
Website:	http://www.hanneblank.com/

Hanne Blank (25 February, 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.^[1]

She grew up in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area, became a classically-trained musician and then a formally educated historian.^[2] 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.^[3]

Ms. Blank is a former co-editor of Scarletletters.com ^[4](online "publisher of sex-positive, original, visionary creative and artistic work of all kinds") and Scarleteen.com^[5] ("delivering ... contemporary teen sex ed") with Heather Corinna.^[6] 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.^[6]

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.^[6] 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.^[6]

Contents 1 Notes 2 Works 2.1 Fiction 2.2 Short Fiction 2.3 Non-Fiction 2.4 Articles 2.5 Interviews 2.6 Interviews of Others 3 Speaking/Teaching/Activism 3.1 Events 3.2 Keynotes 4 Awards 5 References 6 See also 7 External Links

[edit] Notes

[edit] Works

[edit] Fiction

• Zaftig: Well-Rounded Erotica. Cleis Press, 2001. ISBN 1573441228 ISBN 978-1573441223
• Shameless: Women's Intimate Erotica. Seal Press, 2002. ISBN 1580050603 ISBN 978-1580050609
• Best Transgender Erotica. (Co-edited with Raven Kaldera) Circlet Press, 2002. ISBN 1885865406 ISBN 978-1885865403
• Unruly Appetites. Seal Press, 2003. ISBN 1580050816 ISBN 978-1580050816

[edit] Short Fiction

• Coral's Pocket, Other Magazine, June, 2004^[7].
• In the Rainy Season, Reflection's Edge, July, 2005.
• Mrs. Charles' Bookshop, Reflection's Edge, November, 2006.

[edit] Non-Fiction

• Big, Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them. Greenery Press, 2000. ISBN 1890159166 ISBN 978-1890159160
• Virgin: The Untouched History. Bloomsbury USA, 2007. ISBN 1596910100 ISBN 978-1596910102

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Interviews of Others

• Hanne Blank Interviews Author S. Bear Bergman About Hir New Book Butch is a Noun , Suspect Thoughts Press, 2006.

[edit] Speaking/Teaching/Activism

[edit] 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

[edit] Keynotes

• BECAUSE 2002 (keynote address)
• Femme 2006 (keynote address)
• FORGE Forward 2007

[edit] Awards

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

[edit] References

• "Artists in Residence: Hanne Blank" (English) (HTML). Scarlet Letters. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
• Blank, Hanne (2006-09-28). "Filling a Much-Needed Void :: on My Retirement, or Something Like It." (English) (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
• Blank, Hanne (2006). "Hanne Blank Dot Com (English) (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
• Skurnick, Lizzie (2003-02-12). "The Naughty Professor: Wirter of Smut and Champion of Porn, Hanne Blank is Baltimore's Grande Dame of Erotica." (English) (HTML). City Paper Online. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
• "Contributor Biographical Information for Library of Congress Control Number 2006017172." (English) (HTML). Library of Congress (2006). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
• Melissa (2001-06-22). "Interview with Hanne Blank." (English) (HTML). Advocates for Youth. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.

[edit] See also

• Body image and its controversy is related to the fat acceptance movement and Ms. Blank's work.
• Fat acceptance is one of Ms. Blank's causes for activism.
• History is her primary professional training and the genre of her most recent works.
• Hymenology is related to the study of the topic of her most recent book.
• Sexuality is a major theme of academic and professional research for Ms. Blank.
• Virginity is the topic of her most recent book.

[edit] External Links

• Hanne Blank - Personal and Professional Website
• Hanne Blank's blog
• Biography page from Hanne Blank's Website
• Virgin: The Untouched History (The Official Website)
• Hanne Blank's bio page at soapbox (speakers' agency)
• The Naughty Professor article from the City Paper, February 12, 2003

Persondata
NAME	Hanne Blank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
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
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH