4 Queer Masculinities

My first impression of this is that the author seems to use vague meaning words to dance around a topic. There is not a lot of substance.

Another oddity is the author refers to tomboys as "phallic girls." This may have some merit, I am unsure. Perhaps they on some level embody a male characteristic.

As I read more I begin to adjust to the language and find it less obtuse.

The author refers to traditional masculinity as homophobic, and I can relate to this.

The new wave of masculinity seems to be different.

The author talks about educators and how they will look for the complexities of gender in students.

I find a part of myself to be resisting terminology such as "queering the classroom".
Perhaps because I believe we should be free to choose what we become. That term seems coerced.

A term appears "un-mapping" which involves relearning your horizons.

A feature describes identities as fluid.

To elaborate: The book is a description of queer masculinity and how it relates to male and females. It touches on the the queer spectrum, how ID is complex and changeable. LGBT(Queer). Phallic girls are people who use the power of masculinity to embolden themselves. Girls that use masculine power are seen as "phallic" in that traditionally only men would act that way. Un-mapping involves viewing ID differently and allowing people to express and be what their body/mind desires. 


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  1. KimMarie ColeDecember 11, 2018 at 6:13 AM

    I'd love some background. I have no clue what the book is, who the author is or where it fits in your single story reading. Without context, reference to phallic girls doesn't connect well for me in terms of the new wave of masculinity. How does this connect to the un-mapping or fluidity you mention later?

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  2. AnonymousDecember 14, 2018 at 11:12 AM

    masculinity can be toxic and fragile. i wonder if this book will uncover that idea

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