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The Conversation: Rethinking masculinity: Teaching men how to love and be loved
As reported in The Conversation, as written by Jamie Paris, Instructor, Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media, University of Manitoba:
How will young men learn to love when many messages seem to be either focused on what is wrong with them — or how they can dominate?
Many masculinity critics speak of the dangers of traditional gender ideologies, rape culture or toxic ways of being male.
Meanwhile, some men, like Andrew Tate, promote visions of masculinity based on misogyny and male domination, while others, like Jordan Peterson, reinforce traditional gender ideologies as a misguided way of responding to men’s search for meaning and belonging.
My scholarship examines masculinity and critical race theory in both early modern drama and contemporary Canadian literature, with a focus on Black and Indigenous literature.