“A Lifetime of Activism”: doing feminist men’s work from a social justice paradigm

This thesis focuses on the projects and experiences of social justice organizers who place an emphasis on working to address heteropatriarchy and its impacts, work that I call men’s work. In particular, these are organizers who take an intersectional, social justice approach to this work. In order t...

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Main Author: Rosenberg, Isaac
Other Authors: Garlick, Steve
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Language:English
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Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8636
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spelling ndltd-uvic.ca-oai-dspace.library.uvic.ca-1828-86362017-10-05T17:15:04Z “A Lifetime of Activism”: doing feminist men’s work from a social justice paradigm Rosenberg, Isaac Garlick, Steve Lepp, Annalee E. men masculinity feminism men's work activism social justice qualitative interviews political organizing women's studies action research activist feminist gender gender studies gender-based violence militant research movement-relevant theory violence organizers social justice paradigm thematic analysis reproductive labour men's groups personal work political education This thesis focuses on the projects and experiences of social justice organizers who place an emphasis on working to address heteropatriarchy and its impacts, work that I call men’s work. In particular, these are organizers who take an intersectional, social justice approach to this work. In order to recognize who organizers are and the kinds of projects they engage in, I describe four major project themes within men’s work and briefly explore their potentials and pitfalls according to those who are involved in them. I then analyze a number of the various considerations, tensions, and difficulties that arise for these organizers, particularly the personal and interpersonal components. In order to support organizers to be resilient and successful when faced with these issues, I conclude by sharing a variety of ways they may choose to navigate the various complexities they encounter in their organizing and in their communities. Graduate 2017-10-04T20:44:13Z 2017-10-04T20:44:13Z 2017 2017-10-04 Thesis https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8636 English en Available to the World Wide Web application/pdf
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social justice
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interviews
political
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women's studies
action research
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feminist
gender
gender studies
gender-based violence
militant research
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violence
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social justice paradigm
thematic analysis
reproductive labour
men's groups
personal work
political education
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masculinity
feminism
men's work
activism
social justice
qualitative
interviews
political
organizing
women's studies
action research
activist
feminist
gender
gender studies
gender-based violence
militant research
movement-relevant theory
violence
organizers
social justice paradigm
thematic analysis
reproductive labour
men's groups
personal work
political education
Rosenberg, Isaac
“A Lifetime of Activism”: doing feminist men’s work from a social justice paradigm
description This thesis focuses on the projects and experiences of social justice organizers who place an emphasis on working to address heteropatriarchy and its impacts, work that I call men’s work. In particular, these are organizers who take an intersectional, social justice approach to this work. In order to recognize who organizers are and the kinds of projects they engage in, I describe four major project themes within men’s work and briefly explore their potentials and pitfalls according to those who are involved in them. I then analyze a number of the various considerations, tensions, and difficulties that arise for these organizers, particularly the personal and interpersonal components. In order to support organizers to be resilient and successful when faced with these issues, I conclude by sharing a variety of ways they may choose to navigate the various complexities they encounter in their organizing and in their communities. === Graduate
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