Michael Kimmel (sociologist)

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Michael Scott Kimmel (born February 26, 1951 ) is an American sociologist and professor of sociology at Stony Brook University in New York .

Life

Kimmel came from a secular Jewish family, received his bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 1972 , his master's degree from Brown University in 1974 and his Ph.D. in 1981. at the University of California (Berkeley) .

Kimmel's research, teaching and publications focus on men's studies , gender studies and sexuality as well as political and social movements . A longtime feminist , he publishes the International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities and The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities and is spokesman for the National Organization for Men against Sexism (NOMAS). In 2013 he founded his own center for research on men and masculinity. He is currently planning a master's degree in "Masculinity Studies" there.

In 2018, the allegation of a student who said she had been sexually molested by Kimmel caused a stir.

Fonts

Books

  • Angry White Men. American Masculinity at the End of an Era , Nation Books 2013, 2014
  • The History of Men: Essays on the History of American and British Masculinities, State University of New York Press, 2005 ISBN 0-7914-6340-0
  • The Guy's Guide to Feminism, Kaufman, Michael; Kimmel, Michael, SEAL PR-FEMINIST, 2011 ISBN 978-1-58005-362-4
  • Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities, Sage Publications, 2004 (edited with Jeff Hearn and Robert W. Connell (Raewyn Connell) )
  • Michael Kimmel , Amy Aronson (Eds.): Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia . Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif. 2004, ISBN 1-57607-774-8 (English, Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson).
  • The Gendered Society. Oxford University Press, 2000
  • Manhood in America: A Cultural History. Free Press, 1996. Review (English)
  • The Politics of Manhood. Temple University Press, 1995. ( Review )
  • Men's Lives (with Michael Messner). Macmillan , 1989, 1992, 1995.
  • Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the US, 1776-1990, Beacon, 1992.
  • Men Confront Pornography. Crown, 1990; New American Library, 1991.
  • Revolution: A Sociological Perspective. Temple University Press, 1990.
  • Absolutism and its Discontents: State and Society in 17th Century France and England. Transaction, 1988.
  • Changing Men: New Directions in the Study of Men and Masculinity, Sage, 1987.

items

  • Michael Kimmel, Tyson Smith: "The Hidden Discourse of Masculinity in Gender Discrimination Law." In: Signs , Vol. 30, 3, Spring 2005, pp. 1827-1849.

Interview with Michael Kimmel

  • "Equality is not indistinguishability, but appreciation of differences". Michael Kimmel in conversation with Alexander Bentheim and Marc Gärtner, in: Switchboard - magazine for men and boys' work No. 155, Hamburg, 2002.
  • www.pbs.org Interview (English)

literature

  • Tobias Rüther, male friendship. An adventure. Berlin 2013. pp. 43–49, 53, 65f., 73–76 u. a.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hugo Schwyzer: Raising Feminist Sons: A Conversation With Michael And Zachary Kimmel , September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Curriculum Vitae by Michael S. Kimmel
  3. ^ A b Even Madder Men , Review by Hanna Rosin in: The New York Times, November 22, 2013
  4. ↑ When is a man a man? ( Memento from August 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Tagesschau , August 29, 2015
  5. ↑ Rebecca Ratcliffe: US women's rights campaigner accused of sexual harassment , TheGuardian.com , August 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ Interview with Michael Kimmel about Angry White Men , Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), January 13, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Kimmel, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kimmel, Michael Scott (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1951