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LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Leading researcher and writer on topics of men and masculinity, Michael Kimmel, will speak at Transylvania University\u2019s William T. Young Campus Center, Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m. The lecture, titled \u201cGuyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men,\u201d is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture.<\/p>\n
Kimmel is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity, The Politics of Manhood, <\/em>and his newest book Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men<\/em>.\u00a0 His documentary history, Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990<\/em> (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women\u2019s equality since the founding of the country. This \u201cinspiring, path-breaking collection of remarkable documents\u201d (Dissent) was also called \u201cmeticulously researched\u201d (Booklist) and a \u201cpioneering volume\u201d which \u201cwill serve as an inspirational sourcebook for both women and men.\u201d (Publishers\u2019 Weekly).<\/p>\n Kimmel will speak to Transylvania students at two prior sessions on Tuesday. At 11 a.m., he will present “Mars and Venus, or Planet Earth: Women and Men in a New Millennium” in Haggin Auditorium and at 12:30 p.m., he will present “Globalization and its Mal(e) contents: Gender on the Extreme Right” in the faculty\/staff lounge.<\/p>\n Kimmel’s talks at Transylvania are part of Transy’s collaboration with the Women and Gender Studies program at Eastern Kentucky University and the Gender and Women’s department at the University of Kentucky. Kimmel will also be presenting programs at those institutions.<\/p>\n For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Leading researcher and writer on topics of men and masculinity, Michael Kimmel, will speak at Transylvania University\u2019s William T. Young Campus Center, Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m. The lecture, titled \u201cGuyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men,\u201d is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Kimmel is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity, The Politics of Manhood, and his newest book Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men.\u00a0 His documentary history, Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990 (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women\u2019s equality since the founding of the country. This \u201cinspiring, path-breaking collection of remarkable documents\u201d (Dissent) was also called \u201cmeticulously researched\u201d (Booklist) and a \u201cpioneering volume\u201d which \u201cwill serve as an inspirational sourcebook for both women and men.\u201d (Publishers\u2019 Weekly). Kimmel will speak to Transylvania students at two prior sessions on Tuesday. At 11 a.m., he will present “Mars and Venus, or Planet Earth: Women and Men in a New Millennium” in Haggin Auditorium and at 12:30 p.m., he will present “Globalization and its Mal(e) contents: Gender on the Extreme Right” in the faculty\/staff lounge. Kimmel’s talks at Transylvania are part of Transy’s collaboration with the Women and Gender Studies program at Eastern Kentucky University and the Gender and Women’s department at the University of Kentucky. Kimmel<\/p>\n