“The unhappiness of men in relationship, the grief that men feel about the failure of love, often goes unnoticed in our society precisely because the patriarchal culture really does not care if men are unhappy.” [bell hooks, The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (New York: Washington Square Press, 2004): 5.]In this first close reading session, we will read parts from the first section of The Will to Change.
Gender is one of the big themes that is collectively on our minds, it seems. bell hooks engages with the theme in her book The Will to Change. What does it mean to be living in a patriarchal world? And especially: what does it mean to be living in a patriarchal world as a man? Questions like these will be discussed in this edition of our Great Minds reading club.
''One of the tremendous failings of feminist theory and practice has been the lack of a concentrated study of boyhood, one that offers guidelines and strategies for alternative masculinity and ways of thinking about maleness.'' [bell hooks, The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (New York: Washington Square Press, 2004): 39]
Join us for this conversation! You don't need any preparation; we will have excerpts from the book with us that we will read together. Walk in, have a coffee or a tea and some sweet treats and hop into some interesting conversation. We'd love to have you!