Opinionated Man

This book collects the op-eds, essays and other opinion pieces on gender, sexuality, masculinity and politics written by the author from 1974-2024. Individually, they hold issues such as political events, school shootings, debates about the new fatherhood, the 'boy crisis' and sports controversies up to a gender lens, to reveal the 'gender' aspects of those events. Together they chronicle the ongoing debates about gender and masculinity over the last half-century. Bringing empirical research to bear on these current events, and bringing the urgency of the moment to academic research, the book bridges the worlds of activists and academics, serving as a model of an engaged researcher and a public intellectual.

Michael Kimmel is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Emeritus at Stony Brook University, USA, where he was the founder of the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities. He was among the founders of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS), and the founding editor of the scholarly journal Men and Masculinities. He is the author of many books, including Manhood in America, The Gendered Society, Angry White Men, Healing from Hate, and the best-seller Guyland. His TED talk has been viewed more than 3 million times: Michael Kimmel: Why gender equality is good for everyone — men included.