The Second Tuesday Race Forum and The Privilege Institute are pleased to invite you to come to a stimulating conversation on August 9th.
American Dreams and Nightmares: Facing Toxic Masculinity
University of Texas professor Robert Jensen explains that feminism is a gift to men, not a threat. By understanding the pathology of a system of male dominance, men can not only contribute to a movement seeking justice for women and girls but find ways to escape the corrosive socialization of boys and men. Jensen will discuss how the normalization of masculinity rooted in domination/subordination that is being modeled and encouraged contributes to multiple and cascading ecological, political, health, inequality, and personal crises. He will offer an analysis of how we got here and what we can do about it.
August 9, 2018 (Thursday), 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
First Unitarian Society of Denver
1400 N. Lafayette Street, Denver
On Weekday Evenings: First Unitarian has spaces reserved in the Alta Court lot across from the church on Lafayette St. You can park in the spots labeled FUSD. Arrive early to find parking on the streets.
Robert Jensen is professor emeritus in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and a board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center in Austin. He is the author of The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men (Spinifex Press, 2017). Jensen’s other books include Plain Radical: Living, Loving, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully (Counterpoint/Soft Skull, 2015); Arguing for Our Lives: A User’s Guide to Constructive Dialogue (City Lights, 2013); All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice, (Soft Skull Press, 2009); Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity (South End Press, 2007); The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege (City Lights, 2005); Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity (City Lights, 2004); and Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margins to the Mainstream (Peter Lang, 2002). Jensen is also co-producer of the documentary film “Abe Osheroff: One Foot in the Grave, the Other Still Dancing” (Media Education Foundation, 2009), which chronicles the life and philosophy of the longtime radical activist. Jensen can be reached at rjensen@austin.utexas.edu and his articles can be found online at http://robertwjensen.org/
