Patriarchy blues : reflections on manhood /
In this thought-provoking collection of essays, poems, and short reflections, Frederick Joseph explores issues of masculinity and patriarchy from both a personal and cultural standpoint. From fatherhood, and "manning up" to abuse and therapy, he fearlessly and thoughtfully tackles the comp...
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New York :
Harper Perennial,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Mercy, mercy me
- Introduction: A legacy of anti-patriarchy
- Lay of the land. The shore ; Patriarchy is... ; On the eighth day, the Lord made oppression ; The first Colossus ; False binary ; Generational curses ; Green prisons ; The rot in the garden ; Gaslighting culture ; If these hands could talk
- Impact or (the unbelievable pain caused). The blood of forty-four ; Of monsters and men ; The hypocrisy of Hoteps and the bourgeoisie ; Expectations and shadows ; A case for decriminalizing sex work ; View (by Novell Jordan) ; Who carries the hatred ; As they rampage ; The epidemic of rape culture ; Womanizer ; I come apart ; Purity and grace ; Accountability in caste and intersectionality ; On patriarchical violence
- In defense of Black women. Black women are not mules ; Dear Oluwatoyin ; Black body politics ; My mother's son ; Notes from a king ; What does a Black person owe this country? ; The oppressed may also be the oppressors ; A good white woman (I'm an ally) ; What white feminism has taken. Part 1, The shield ; What white feminism has taken. Part 2, The sword
- Building anew. Therapy (how do you feel?) ; What was made, may be broken ; In that dirty mirror ; In the end (letting go of our fathers).