Michael Flood

Michael G. Flood is an Australian pro-feminist sociologist at the University of Wollongong.^[1][2][3] Flood gained his doctorate in gender and sexuality studies from the Australian National University.^[4] His areas of research are on violence against women, fathering, pro-feminism, domestic violence, the effects of pornography on young people, safe sex and heterosexual men, men's movements as a backlash to the feminist movement, men's relationships with each other and with women, homophobia, men's health, and gender justice. He is a regular contributor to and is regularly quoted in the media on these and other issues.^[5][6][7][8]

Flood is a co-editor of the International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities,^[9] and the author of numerous academic papers on issues related to men and gender. Flood has also worked as a pro-feminist educator and activist, addressing men's violence against women. He coordinates, edits and contributes to XY, a pro-feminist website providing a range of commentary and research on men and masculinities, male sexuality, feminism, the men's movement and male violence from a feminist perspective. He also coordinates The Men's Bibliography, an online collection of over 22,000 works on men, masculinities, and gender.^[10]

Selected bibliography

• Flood (2003). "Lust, trust and latex: why young heterosexual men do not use condoms". Culture, Health & Sexuality 5 (4): 353–369. doi:10.1080/1369105011000028273. 
• Flood (2004). "Backlash: Angry men's movements". In Rossi, Stacey Elin. The Battle and Backlash Rage On: Why Feminism Cannot Be Obsolete. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris. pp. 261–278. ISBN 978-1-4134-5934-0. 
• Flood (2005). "Men's Collective Struggles for Gender Justice: The Case of Anti-Violence Activism". In Kimmel, Michael S.; Hearn, Jeff; Connell, Raewyn. Handbook of studies on men & masculinities. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications. pp. 458—466. ISBN 978-0-7619-2369-5. 
• Flood; Pease, Bob (2005). "Undoing Men's Privilege and Advancing Gender Equality in Public Sector Institutions". Policy and Society 24 (4): 119–138. doi:10.1016/s1449-4035(05)70123-5. 
• Flood et al., ed. (2007). International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities. London, New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-33343-6.  CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link)
• Flood (2007). "Exposure to pornography among youth in Australia". Journal of Sociology 43 (1): 45–60. doi:10.1177/1440783307073934. 
• Flood (2007). "Involving Men in Gender Practice and Policy". Critical Half 5 (1): 9–14. 
• Flood (2008). "Men, Sex, and Homosociality: How Bonds between Men Shape Their Sexual Relations with Women". Men and Masculinities 10 (3): 339–359. doi:10.1177/1097184X06287761. 
• Flood (2008). "Bent Straights: Diversity and Flux among Heterosexual Men". In Oleksy, E. H. Intimate Citizenships: Gender, Sexualities, Politics. London: Routledge. pp. 223–240. ISBN 978-0-415-99076-9. 
• Flood; Pease, Bob (2009). "Factors Influencing Attitudes to Violence Against Women". Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 10 (2): 125–142. doi:10.1177/1524838009334131. 
• Flood (2010). "'Fathers' Rights' and the Defense of Paternal Authority in Australia". Violence Against Women 16 (3): 328–347. doi:10.1177/1077801209360918. 
• Flood (2010). "Young Men Using Porn". In Boyle, Karen. Everyday Pornography. London, New York: Routledge. pp. 164–178. ISBN 978-0-415-54378-1. 
• Flood (2011). "Men as Students and Teachers of Feminist Scholarship". Men and Masculinities 14 (2): 135–154. doi:10.1177/1097184X11407042. 
• Flood (2011). "Involving Men in Efforts to End Violence Against Women". Men and Masculinities 14 (3): 358–377. doi:10.1177/1097184X10363995. 

References

External links

• A number of papers by Flood are available on his staff page, at the University of Wollongong.
• Copies of articles and papers by Flood are available at the XYonline site.