Undoing Patriarchy - A Syllabus
Prepared February 2018. This is in no way exhaustive but meant to be one of many resources, for men in particular, towards the larger movement of undoing patriarchy, ending sexual- and gender-based violence, and decreasing all violence.
Below is a large number of resources parsed into several categories. Like any syllabus, there is way too much to look at. If you want just a few things, check out this short list.
Short List
Understanding Patriarchy - Bell Hooks
Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities - Elizabeth Adetiba w. Tarana Burke
Against Patriarchy - Chris Cross
Remembering Why Redefining Masculinity is Important - Mychal Denzel Smith
Men and Allies in Preventing Violence Against Women: Principles and Practices for Promoting Accountability - Bob Pease
The Will to Change (book) - Bell Hooks
Emotional Labor: What Is It and How To Do It - Miri
Read
Understanding Patriarchy
Understanding Patriarchy - Bell Hooks
Why Patriarchy Persists (and Why We Can’t Change It) - Drew Serres
The 7 P’s of Men’s Violence - Michael Kaufman
The Will to Change (book) - Bell Hooks
The Quagmire of Masculinity - Robert Jensen
The Female Cost of Male Pleasure - Lili Loofbourow
Toxic masculinity is killing me: The roots of male trauma - Kali Holloway
This is Why as a Black Man I Hate Patriarchy the Most (includes the Black Male Privilege Checklist) - Sam McKenzie Jr.
Understanding “Black” (Intersectional) Feminism
Kimberlé Crenshaw on intersectionality - Bim Adewunmi w. Kimberlé Crenshaw
Black feminism and intersectionality - Sharon Smith
Here’s How We Can Center Queer & Trans Survivors In The #MeToo Movement - Neesha Powell
Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities - Elizabeth Adetiba w. Tarana Burke
Changing Ourselves
Emotional Labor: What Is It and How To Do It - Miri
Against Patriarchy: 20 Tools for Men to Further Feminist Revolution - Chris Cross
Putting a Stop to Rape Culture – The Best of Rape Culture - Everyday Feminism Editors
How We Can Address Patriarchy - Lama Rod Owens
What Men Can Do - Men Can Stop Rape
Supporting Survivors - Men Can Stop Rape
Dear Men Who Wish to Be Allies to Women: 12 Things You Need to Know - Lisa O'Neill
Remembering Why Refining Masculinity is Important - Mychal Denzel Smith
Relinquishing the Patriarchy - adrienne maree brown
Changing Male Supremacy (resources - many of them!)
Accountability, Healing and Transformative Justice
The Sentencing of Larry Nassar Was Not ‘Transformative Justice.’ Here’s Why. - Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba
5 Transformative Justice Experts On What We Should Do With ‘Sexual Predators’ In Our Communities - Kim Tran
What Would it Take to Actually Imitate Violence? - Miriam Zoila Pérez w. Mia Mingus
What Does It Feel Like When Change Finally Comes: Male Supremacy, Accountability and Transformative Justice - Gaurav Jashnani, RJ Maccani, and Alan Greig
A Liberatory Approach to Child Sexual Abuse and other forms of Intimate and Communal Violence - Generation Five
Reconciling Rage and Compassion: the Unfolding #MeToo Moment for Junot Diaz - Aya de Leon
Men as Allies in Preventing Violence Against Women: Principles and Practices for Promoting Accountability - Bob Pease
Toxic Masculinity: Shifting the Conversation from Talk to Action - Akili Robinson
The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture - Nora Samaran
Healing Our Men and Moving Away from the Patriarchy - Carolyn Baker
Accounting for Violence - Danielle Sered
You Can’t Be Woke and Disrespect Black Women - George Johnson
“Not All Black Men,” They Insist. To That I Say, Prove It. - Sherronda J. Brown
Books (where possible, consider purchasing from publisher or local bookstore instead of Amazon)
The Will to Change - Bell Hooks
All About Love - Bell Hooks
Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power - Shira Tarrant
Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth - Thanissara
How We Get Free: “Black” Feminism and the Combahee River Collective - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower - Brittany Cooper
Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement - Jennifer Patterson
Sister Outsider - Audre Lorde
Women, Race and Class - Angela Davis
Redefining Realness - Janet Mock
The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men - Robert Jensen
The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown
Men Explain Things to Me - Rebecca Solnit
Difficult Women - Roxane Gay
Bad Feminist - Roxane Gay
Another’s Country - James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin
We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Listen and Watch
Podcast
Strange Fruit, Musings on Politics, Pop Culture, and “Black” Gay Life
Hidden Brain
The Lit Review
The Dig
Recorded Events (audio only)
Ear Hustle
On the Count
Video
Tools for Practice
Emotional Labor: What It Is and How To Do It - Miri
Stop Being So Defensive! - Harriet Lerner
Relinquishing the Patriarchy - adrienne maree brown
Build Community and Practice
Healing and Accountability for Men (NYC only here)
Challenging Male Supremacy - NYC
Undoing Patriarchy and Unveiling the Sacred Masculine (monthly group) - Brooklyn Zen Center
Uprooting Patriarchy: Healing and Accountability for Men (Workshops) - uprootingpatriarchy@gmail.com
Movement, Embodiment, Meditation and Mindfulness
Brooklyn Zen Center - (NYC)
Generative Somatics - (National)
New York Insight Meditation Center - (NYC)
Yoga to the People - (NYC)
Organizations to Consider Supporting (with your dollars!)
S.O.U.L. Sisters Leadership Collective
Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective
Wildseed Community Farm and Healing Village
Prepared by Cameron Rasmussen with support and accountability from Fiona Teng 鄧穎恆. Please email me with anything you think should be added: camron916@gmail.com