Mar 22, 2014
The problem is that a degendering practice in a still-patriarchal society can be demobalising as well as progressive. A response that simply negates mainstream masculinity, that remains in the moment of rejection, does not necessarily move towards social transformation.
Raewyn Connell, Masculinities, p.142
Just finished re-reading Masculinities, and even more than I remember, I love Connell's writing not only for her accessibility but for the transparency of process as an academic. Oh and the theory itself I suppose.
