Michael Kimmel
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Michael Scott Kimmel (*1951) is an American sociologist. His focus is Men's studies. He teaches at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in New York and is the editor of Men and Masculinities. Kimmel is a spokesperson of NOMAS (The National Organization For Men Against Sexism)[1]. He pursues a pro-feminist approach.
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[edit] Comments regarding "Fight Clubs"
In an article about a "fight club" located in Menlo Park, CA., Kimmel remarked that men involved in fight clubs had a sadomasochistic trait and were "the male version of the girls who cut themselves."[2]
[edit] Publications
- Changing Men: New Directions in the Study of Men and Masculinity, Sage, 1987.
- Absolutism and its Discontents: State and Society in 17th Century France and England. Transaction, 1988.
- Revolution: A Sociological Perspective. Temple University Press, 1990.
- Men Confront Pornography. Crown, 1990; New American Library, 1991.
- Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the U.S., 1776-1990, Beacon, 1992.
- Men's Lives (with Michael Messner). Macmillan, 1989, 1992, 1995.
- The Politics of Manhood. Temple University Press, 1995.
- Manhood in America: A Cultural History. Free Press, 1996.
- The Gendered Society. Oxford University Press, 2000
- Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2003 (Michael Kimmel, Amy Aronson)
- Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities, SAGE Publications, 2004 (edited with Jeff Hearn and Robert Connell)
- The Gender of Desire: Essays on Masculinity. State University of New York Press, Albany. 2005
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[edit] External links
[edit] Articles Online
- www.newint.org "A Black woman took my job" - Michael Kimmel argues that it is in men’s interest to work for gender equality, New Internationalist 37, 3 November 2004
- www.fjaz.com TOWARD A PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSOR, Tikkun magazine Nov/Dec 2002
- chronicle.com Gender, Class and Terrorism, The Chronicle of higher education, February 8, 2002
- www.eurowrc.org "Gender Equality: Not for Women Only", Lecture prepared for International Women's Day Seminar, European Parliament, Brussels - 8 March 2001
- gender-policy.tripod.com Global Masculinities: Restoration and Resistance
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