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In this section of English 101 with the help of Zeus and other Olympian gods I will explore the theme of masculinity through close reading, critical thinking, class discussions, and a variety of writing assignments such as analytical, comparative and persuasive...

Theme

"Although we often described men as masculine, we do not consider all men equally masculine. In other words, in United States, generally masculinity is associated with strength, power, and courage but also with violence, sexism and close-mindedness. The depictios of men we see in politics, entertainment and sports often promote as well as reinforce these standards of masculinity. What we will investigate in this course is the notion of masculinity as an abstract concept rather than a fixed category. By closely reading and discussing a selection of readings, we will consider masculinity in relation to media, race, work, fatherhood, and relationships. Our objective is to see whether there are in fact numerous masculinities rather than just one masculinity." - Class Syllabus

Friday, November 19, 2010

Quick Write: Pregnant Men in Okada's "Future Plan #2" and Coltrane's "Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradicitons, and Dilemmas"

Quick Write: Pregnant Men in Okada's "Future Plan #2" and Coltrane's "Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradicitons, and Dilemmas"
 Look a the photograph which I've included in the beginning of the Coltrane's chapter, "Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradictions, and Dilemmas." How does the image relate to the paradoxes Coltrane discusses? Choose one paradox from Coltrane's chapter, and develop a paragraph which discusses how the photograph reflects that paradox. You paragraph must include MLA style in-text citations.

 Looking at the photo and then the reading by Coltrane where he discusses "The Emergence of Modern Fathering" (436) you can see a growing paradox between the photo of the tw preganat men and Coltrane's description of how man should have love and conern for there children without it matching the maternal bonds of mothers to their children. Coltrane writes about how it was ok for men to assit in rasing the children with the mother, but not  taking on the role, cause researchers feel that to much male involvment on a maternal level will cause gender confusion.(437) That creates the paradox between the photo and what Coltrane discusses; men should be maternal and caring but not like a women or like the two men in the photo.
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3 comments:

  1. TiffanyQuinonesNovember 19, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    I agree with your connection to the photo and Coltranes piece on Fathering. I however dont agree that fathers being too involved with thier children would serve as a disadvantage because it states in the reading that fathers who are involved with their children help then create an "intimate knowledge of masculinity which makes them less likely to devalue the feminine..." so fathers being invovled in a positive contribution.

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  2. Gladys OtavaloNovember 19, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    I strongly agree with you because the man's role as a father is very important in the life of his child, overall to develop the child's personality and behavior. However, his appearance must not create confusion in his child, especially between the image of the mother and father.

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  3. JasonNovember 19, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    Yea your right, I dont see it as devestating, but I can understand a little that what he means is we dont want a dad walking around with an apron planting kisses and warm hugs everywhere. Lol that photo is gross.

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