Michael Kimmel to Lecture on Boy Crisis in American Education at University of Richmond
March 29, 2004
Current debates about boys in education have received much attention, including cover stories in major magazines and best-selling books.
There is a crisis in American education for boys, according to Michael Kimmel, a sociologist and author who has received international recognition for his work on men and masculinity. Kimmel will discuss this "boy crisis" in a lecture at the University of Richmond April 5 at 7 p.m. in Jepson Hall, room 118. The lecture is free and open to the public.
In "What about the Boys? What the Current Debates Do and Don't Tell Us about Boys in School," Kimmel also will argue that much of the current political debate over boys and education misframes the issue as a gender issue instead of a class or racial issue.
A professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Kimmel has authored or edited numerous books on gender, society and manhood, including "Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors and Society," "The Gendered Society" and "Manhood in America." His course on "Sociology of Masculinity" is one of the few courses in the nation that examines men's lives from a pro-feminist perspective. It has been featured in national newspapers and magazines and on television programs, including "Donahue," "Crossfire" and "The Today Show."
Kimmel's appearance is sponsored by the university's Women Involved in Living and Learning program.