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Refusing to be a Man is a collection of 13 essays written by John Stoltenberg in 1989 that have become a classic in gender studies literature. Stoltenberg argues that male sexual identity is a political and ethical construct that benefits from injustice. However, he also offers hope that this construct can be rejected and changed. The book includes a new introduction by the author discussing the influence of civil rights and radical feminism on his work and differentiating it from anti-feminist ideologies found in recent reactionary men's movements.
Since its original publication in 1989, Refusing to be a Man has been acclaimed as a classic and widely cited in gender studies literature. In 13 eloquent essays, Stoltenberg articulate the first fully argued liberation theory for men that will also liberate women. He argues that male sexual identity is entirely a political and ethical construction whose advantages grow out of injustice. His thesis is, however, ultimately one of hope - that precisely because masculinity is so constructed, it is possible to refuse it, to act against it and to change. A new introduction by the author discusses the roots of his work in the American civil rights and radical feminist movements and distinguishes it from the anti feminist philosophies underlying the recent tide of reactionary mens movements.
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