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"American men began an earnest search for the meaning of manhood in the latter half of the 20th century and enlisted in such groups as Promise Keepers, Million Man March, National Congress of Men, and fathers' rights groups. This study chronicles those movements, as well as the more visible male activism of today in such groups as Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and Oath Keepers. The book explores the misogyny and militancy embodied in these new quests for manhood. The first section covers pop culture influences on conceptions of masculinity and moves from celebrity iconography to the institutional and organizational influences that men have relied on in the effort to make themselves masculine. The second section describes masculinity and men's movements in the 20th century, and the third section covers the 21st. The final chapters analyze the contrast between the more thoughtful men's movements before the turn of the century and the more militant and physical movements after 2000, posing and addressing critical questions about the relationship between prevailing ideals of masculinity and events like the January 6th insurrection"--
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface: Masculinity Studies and the Manhood Quest
Introduction: Masculinity as a Political Platform
Section I-Machismo on the Political Front
¿1.¿Pop Culture Masculinity and Political Messaging
¿2.¿Owning the Libs with Pee-wee and Mr. Rogers
¿3.¿Outrage, Populism, and Making Men Great Again!
¿4.¿Manhood: Masculine Virtues America Needs?
¿5.¿The Conservative Right Comes Late to Masculinity Theory
Section II-Manhood in a Previous Century
¿6.¿Into the Wild: A Mythopoetic Manifesto
¿7.¿Marchers Take a Vow: Million Man Manifesto
¿8.¿Making Promises: Promise Keepers Manifesto
¿9.¿Men's Liberation and Fathers' Rights Groups
Section III-Manhood in the New Century
10.¿Proud Boys: Standing Back, Standing By
11.¿Oath Keepers: "Not on our watch!"
12.¿"Deplore-a-Balls" and Accomplices
Section IV-Toward a New Definition of Manhood
13.¿Manhood: Old Icons Under Siege
14.¿Manly Men in Search of Manhood
Postscript: To Be, or Not to Be-a "Girly Man"
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Don H. Corrigan is the editor emeritus for the Webster-Kirkwood Times weekly newspapers in St. Louis, where he has written on the outdoors and environment for four decades. He is a professor emeritus of Webster University, where he directed student studies for the school's Outdoor/Environmental Journalism Certificate. He lives in St. Louis.
