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The relation between feminism and men is often presumed to be
antagonistic, so that men are expected to resist feminism, and
feminists are assumed to hate men. That pattern of opposition is
disrupted, however, by the continually increasing numbers of men
who are participating in feminist theory and practice, trying to
integrate feminist perspectives into their scholarship, teaching,
work, play, friendships, and romantic involvements. Responses to
this male feminism have varied. Sometimes male feminists find some
female feminists critical of men who oppose or decline to join
feminist projects, but also rebuff the few men who do undertake
feminist projects. On the other hand, some women feminists have
unequivocally welcomed men as allies in political, business,
religious, and academic contexts. The essays in "Men Doing
Feminism" reveal that there is justification for both views, the
skeptical and the enthusiastic, because feminist men are as diverse
as feminist women.
Many of the eighteen contributors to this book--women, men,
blacks, whites, gays, straights, transsexuals--use personal
narrative to show ways that men's lives can shape their approaches
to doing feminism and to convey the opportunities and challenges
involved in integrating feminism into a man's life. Some authors
argue that men's experiences prepare them to make contributions
that are of crucial importance to feminist theory. Others argue
that men must radically reform, or even abandon manhood and
masculinity if they are to be feminists.
In "Men Doing Feminism," feminist theory is used to illuminate
men's lives, and men's lives serve as a basis for feminist theory.
Contributors: Michael Awkward, SusanBordo, Harry Brod, Tom Digby,
Judith K. Gardiner, C. Jacob Hale, Sandra Harding, Patrick Hopkins,
Joy James, David Kahane, Michael Kimmel, Gary Lemons, Larry May,
Brian Pronger, Henry Rubin, Richard Schmitt, James P. Sterba,
Laurence Mordekhai Thomas, and Thomas E. Wartenberg.
Ideas of masculinity and femininity become sharply defined in
war-reliant societies, resulting in a presumed enmity between men
and women. This so-called "battle of the sexes" is intensified by
the use of misogyny to encourage men and boys to conform to the
demands of masculinity. These are among Tom Digby's fascinating
insights shared in Love and War, which describes the making and
manipulation of gender in militaristic societies and the sweeping
consequences for men and women in their personal, romantic, sexual,
and professional lives. Drawing on cross-cultural comparisons and
examples from popular media, including sports culture, the rise of
"gonzo" and "bangbus" pornography, and "internet trolls," Digby
describes how the hatred of women and the suppression of empathy
are used to define masculinity, thereby undermining relations
between women and men-sometimes even to the extent of violence.
Employing diverse philosophical methodologies, he identifies the
cultural elements that contribute to heterosexual antagonism, such
as an enduring faith in male force to solve problems, the
glorification of violent men who suppress caring emotions, the
devaluation of men's physical and emotional lives, an imaginary
gender binary, male privilege premised on the subordination of
women, and the use of misogyny to encourage masculine behavior.
Digby tracks the "collateral damage" of this disabling misogyny in
the lives of both men and women, but ends on a hopeful note. He
ultimately finds the link between war and gender to be dissolving
in many societies: war is becoming slowly de-gendered, and gender
is becoming slowly de-militarized.
Ideas of masculinity and femininity become sharply defined in
war-reliant societies, resulting in a presumed enmity between men
and women. This so-called "battle of the sexes" is intensified by
the use of misogyny to encourage men and boys to conform to the
demands of masculinity. These are among Tom Digby's fascinating
insights shared in Love and War, which describes the making and
manipulation of gender in militaristic societies and the sweeping
consequences for men and women in their personal, romantic, sexual,
and professional lives. Drawing on cross-cultural comparisons and
examples from popular media, including sports culture, the rise of
"gonzo" and "bangbus" pornography, and "internet trolls," Digby
describes how the hatred of women and the suppression of empathy
are used to define masculinity, thereby undermining relations
between women and men-sometimes even to the extent of violence.
Employing diverse philosophical methodologies, he identifies the
cultural elements that contribute to heterosexual antagonism, such
as an enduring faith in male force to solve problems, the
glorification of violent men who suppress caring emotions, the
devaluation of men's physical and emotional lives, an imaginary
gender binary, male privilege premised on the subordination of
women, and the use of misogyny to encourage masculine behavior.
Digby tracks the "collateral damage" of this disabling misogyny in
the lives of both men and women, but ends on a hopeful note. He
ultimately finds the link between war and gender to be dissolving
in many societies: war is becoming slowly de-gendered, and gender
is becoming slowly de-militarized.
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