Thursday
September 27 |
"Wrestling With Manhood" |
A powerful and provocative look at how the professional wrestling industry has wrapped up inhumane, degrading, sexualized violence in a nice
little package and sold it to the public as entertainment. Wrestling with Manhood unwraps that package, critically examines its contents,
and exposes the dangers it presents to our culture. Discussion to follow.
NOTE: Women Resource Center Library 1010 |
Monday
October 22 |
“I Am a Man” Black Masculinity in America "
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A 60-minute video that documents the thoughts and feelings of African American men and women from more
than 15 cities and towns across America. "I Am A Man" links black men from various socio-economic backgrounds
with some of black America's most progressive academics, social critics and authors to provide an engaging,
candid dialogue on black masculine identity in American culture. Discussion to follow.
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Tuesday
November 27 |
"Tough Guise" |
While the social construction of femininity
has been widely examined, the dominant role of masculinity has until recently remained largely invisible.
Tough Guise is the first educational video to systematically examine the relationship between pop-cultural
imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century. In
this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society,
including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be
understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity. Discussion to follow
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