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["Pleasants, Robert" <>]

I second the Irene’s suggestion of The Gender Knot and also like his Privilege, Power, and Difference for bringing in heterosexism, racism, ableism, capitalism, and a more intersectional approach. 

 

My students also respond really well to Jackson Katz’s The Macho Paradox. 

 

The first chapter of Judith Lorber’s Paradoxes of Gender (“Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender”) is also a good short chapter questioning gender and power. 

 

Some available edited collections are Men’s Lives (which I have read and recommend) and Men Speak Out (edited by Shira Tarrant) and College Men and Masculinities (edited by Shaun Harper and Frank Harris).  I haven’t read much from the latter two, but I they’re more current than Men’s Lives (which is in its 8^th edition).

 

I have found that my students do not respond well to Michael Kimmel’s Guyland.  I’m not saying I don’t think it’s a good book, but rather that male students have said it doesn’t speak to their experience (and that’s not just coming from straight white male students). 

 

Hope that helps a bit,

-bob

 

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Robert Pleasants, Ph.D.
Interpersonal Violence Prevention Coordinator
Counseling and Wellness Services
Campus Health Services

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UNC-Chapel Hill

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From: Irene Weiser [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:23 PM
To: Zahabiyah Khorakiwala;
Subject: Re: recommended readings for men

 

I recommend Allan Johnson's book "the gender knot". It does a great job of describing patriarchy as a cultural legacy that is men's responsibility to undo

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From: Zahabiyah Khorakiwala <>

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 09:50:42 -0800

To: <>

Subject: recommended readings for men

 

Hi All:

 

I am putting together readings for our male peer educator group: “Challenging All Men to Prevent Sexism.” Do you have any recommended articles or texts that I should consider in outreaching to men who are committed to speaking out against sexual violence? I am hoping to identify engaging readings that highlight why this is a men’s issue as well. Please let me know, thank you!

 

Zabie Khorakiwala, M.Ed
Violence Prevention Coordinator
UCI Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE)
630 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-2215
(949) 824-3005

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; It's about learning to dance in the rain."