The Peril of the Performance
William Shakespeare famously wrote “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” I fail to remember that people tend to take this a little too…
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23 May 2024
Dangers of the Field
In this age of information it is simultaneously easier and more difficult to operate as an individual. It is easier in that we get to express ourselves (for better or…
17 May 2024
Unilateral Approach, Multi-Front Issue
Relationships are difficult! I know, big revelation, huh? The problem is that we constantly need to be reminded of this. With work, kids, activities the kids are involved with, their…
7 May 2024
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Hushing the Hecklers
Being someone who has a good deal of anxiety, creating this blog and any media that follows is a daunting task. Producing anything meant to be in front of the…
5 May 2024
Adding to the Pillars of Masculinity (Part 6: Conclusion)
This series of posts primarily exists to allow me to navigate and tag future entries as I see fit. As I read the material regarding masculinity appearing in the fields…
30 April 2024
Adding to the Pillars of Masculinity (Part 5: Stoicism)
A few years ago, I analyzed emergent themes from men’s movement organizations that are active online. Many of these groups allowed for a high degree of interaction from the readers,…
29 April 2024
Chickening Out of the Mid-Life “Dip”
There are some people in history who you cannot help but respect and admire. In times of despair, having such people to look up to and provide us with a…
24 April 2024
Adding to the Pillars of Masculinity (Part 4: Conformity)
For better or worse, I was never big on attending parties in high school or college. The fact that there being a dearth of invitations extended my way to such…
21 April 2024
Adding to the Pillars of Masculinity (Part 3: Culpability)
A few years ago, I took a bold step few men dared to take. I submitted a paper to and was accepted by a conference focused on gender research. In…
17 April 2024
Adding to the Pillars of Masculinity (Part 2: Loyalty)
In the first post regarding the pillars of masculinity, I explained the five features that fit into R.W. Connell’s definition of masculinity (heterosexuality, frontiersmanship, familial patriarchy, physical strength, and professional…
15 April 2024