Men speak out : views on gender, sex, and power / edited by Shira Tarrant ; with a foreword by Jackson Katz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tarrant, Shira, 1963-

Katz, Jackson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role--Philosophy.

Sex role.

Feminist theory--History.

Feminist theory.

Sex differences (Psychology).

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 295 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

Men Speak Out is a collection of essays written by and about pro-feminist men. In the essays, which feature original, lively, and accessible prose, anti-sexist men make sense of their gendered experiences in todays culture. And since the interrelations between gender, race, class, and sexuality are central to feminism, Men Speak Out prioritizes such issues. These authors tackle the issues of feminism, growing up male, recognizing masculine privilege, taking action to change the imbalance of power and privilege, and the constraints that men experience in confronting sexism. They describe their successes and challenges in bucking patriarchal systems in a culture that can be unsupportive of or downright hostile to a pro-feminist perspective. In these chapters, a diverse group of men reflects on growing up, shares moments in their day-to-day lives, and poses serious questions about being a pro-feminist male living, working, thinking, and learning in a sexist society.

Contents:

Forward / Jackson Katz

Introduction / Shira Tarrant

Masculinity and identity

Introduction

Daytona Beach: beyond beats and rhymes / Byron Hurt

The real Slim Shady / Ryan Heryford

The enemy within: on becoming a straight white guy / Jacob Anderson-Minshall

Redefining manhood: resisting sexism / Ewuare X. Osayande

Straight guys can dance, too / Jared Margulies

Stepping out of bounds / Nathan Einschlag

Hombres y machos / Alfredo Mirandé

Sexuality

Just a john? Pornography and men's choices / Robert Jensen

Staring at Janae's legs / Hugo Schwyzer

Trying to be sexy and anti-sexist

at exactly the same time / Andrew Boyd

Bye-bye bi? Bailey, biphobia, and girlie-men / Marcus C. Tye

Darker shades of queer: race and sexuality at the margins / Chong-suk Han

Let us be seen: gay visibility in homophobic Poland / Tomek Kitlinksi and Pawel Leszkowicz

How we enter: men, gender and sexual assault / B. Loewe

Feminism

How two aspiring pornographers turned me into the ultimate F word / Hank Shaw

Exposed in Iraq: sexual harassment and hidden rank structure of the U.S. Army / Marshall Thompson

Why I am not a feminist / Haji Shearer

Preaching to the choir / Matthue Roth

The Starbucks intervention / Greg Bortnichak

This is what a feminist looks like / Derrais Carter

From oppressor to activist: reflections of a feminist journey / Amit Taneja

It's just common sense / Brandon Arber

Points and perspectives

Abandoning the barricades: or how I became a feminist / Michael S. Kimmel

Confessions of a premature pro-feminist / Rob Okun

Learning from women / Bob Lamm

A tribute to my father / Chris Dixon

Playground vertigo / Jeremy Adam Smith

Judging fathers: the case for gender-neutral standards / Donald N.S. Unger

What's wrong with fathers' rights? / Michael Flood

Engendering the classroom: experiences of a man in women's and gender studies / Kyle Brillante

Gender in Jakarta: lessons on discourse and disparity / Bryan Talbot Morris

Taking action, making change

Sport, strong women, and feminist epiphanies / Richard Pringle

Violation / Eli Hastings

Steel-toed boots / Tal Peretz

Men's manifesto / Ben Atherton-Zeman

Breaking the silence one mile at a time / Grantlin Schafer

Being a social justice ally: a feminist's perspective on preventing male violence / Jonathan Ravarino

Good ol' boy: a tale of transformation in the rural South / Jay Poole

How can I be sexist? I'm an anarchist! / Chris Crass.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index.

ISBN:

9780415956574

0415956579

9780415956567

0415956560

OCLC:

124031877