FEM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Centrism, Edward Said, Nichola Goddard
20 Oct 2016
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Linking masculinities and violence against women, girls, boys and men: in order to adequately address gender-based violence, we have to address cultural issues that encourage violence as part of masculinity violence against women as extreme manifestations of power relations, When we understand social constructions of masculinity, we can understand domination, ownership, but also frustration with women(cid:495)s refusal to submit. Feminist masculinity bell hooks: it is important to teach boys how to construct an identity that is not to the expected roles rooted in sexism, reclaiming the lost boy within, nurturing his soul, and his spiritual growth. Punishing women for denying him sex, punishing men for having access to (cid:494)those(cid:495) women; dynamic between desire and hatred, sense of entitlement and. The use of mental health issues as explanation; debate: #notallmen, ownership. While mental health issues can be acknowledged, we can also acknowledge the repetitive nature and patterns of exaggerated expression of misogyny in society.
