The Man-Not: Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood
by Tommy J. Curry
Publication Date: Jul 01, 2017
List Price: $34.95
Format: Paperback, 306 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781439914861
Imprint: Temple University Press
Publisher: Temple University Press
Parent Company: Temple University
Description of The Man-Not: Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood by Tommy J. Curry
Tommy J. Curry’s provocative book The Man-Not is a justification for Black Male Studies. He posits that we should conceptualize the Black male as a victim, oppressed by his sex. The Man-Not, therefore,is a corrective of sorts, offering a concept of Black males that could challenge the existing accounts of Black men and boys desiring the power of white men who oppress them that has been proliferated throughout academic research across disciplines.Curry argues that Black men struggle with death and suicide, as well as abuse and rape, and their genred existence deserves study and theorization. This book offers intellectual, historical, sociological, and psychological evidence that the analysis of patriarchy offered by mainstream feminism (including Black feminism) does not yet fully understand the role that homoeroticism, sexual violence, and vulnerability play in the deaths and lives of Black males. Curry challenges how we think of and perceive the conditions that actually affect all Black males.
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