Dialogues in Social Justice
Be a part of this campus wide effort which annually encourages students, staff and faculty to read and discuss a selected book on a social justice issue. Hour-long book discussions are offered each semester and participants are welcomed to attend one or all of the sessions. Pizza is served at the discussions and a limited number of books are available free of charge. For more information, contact Camisha Jones at cjones2@richmond.edu or 289-8630.
The 2009-2010 Book Selection
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Guyland: The Perilous World Where
Boys Become Men By Michael Kimmel
"From Harper Collins: "Guyland" is...the world where young men both test and prove themselves as men and develop the defining attitudes and self images they will carry into adulthood. [Sociologist and gender studies authority Michael Kimmel interviewed] hundreds of young men ages sixteen to twenty-six..to better undedrstand Guyland's rules and restrictions, its layers of peer pressure and gender policing, its features and artifacts - from the ordinary (video games, sports, and music) to the extreme (violent fraternity initiations, sexual predation). In mapping the social world where tomorrow's men are made, Kimmel offers a view into the minds and times of America's sons, brothers, and boyfriends, and works toward redefining what it mens to be a man today - and tomorrow."
Program Goals
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To provide more opportunities for faculty, staff and students to explore and discuss relevant social justice issues
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To increase the level of awareness among participants about inequality related to social justice issues
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To encourage participants to use the knowledge they gain to work for change personally and professionally so that as a university and a society we can move beyond our differences
Nominate A Just Man
"Guys can be everyday heroes. They can actually become men." p. 267 Guyland
In Chapter 12 of Guyland, Michael Kimmel describes what he calls just guys as "...guys who are capable of acting ethically, of doing the right thing, of standing up against the centripetal pull of Guyland."
One Book One Campus wants to celebrate the University of Richmond's just guys and we need YOUR help. These deserving men cannot receive recognition without nomination. Use the form to nominate male faculty, staff and students who are dedicated to standing out, standing up for what is right and embodying Kimmel's description of just guys in Chapter 12. Each of the nominated men will receive our personal thanks. Several of them will also receive special recognition each semester.
Program Sponsors
One Book, One Campus is a collaborative project coordinated out of the Chaplaincy Office. Program partners include Boatwright Library, the Career Development Center, Center for Civic Engagement, the Jepson School of Leadership, the Multicultural Student Union, PETE, the Richmond College Dean's Office, Student Development, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, WILL, and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program.
Previous Book Selections and Lecturers
2008-2009 Book: Covering: The Hidden Assault on our Civil Rights by Kenji Yoshino (Lecturer: Kenji Yoshino)
2007-2008 Book: Taking on the Big Boys: Or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business and the Nation by Ellen Bravo (Lecturer: Ellen Bravo)
2006-2007 Book: Class Matters by Correspondents of The New York Times (Lecturer: Felice Yeskel, Co-founder and Executive Director of Class Action)
2005-2006 Book: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum (Lecturer: Beverly Daniel Tatum)
How to Participate
One Book, One Campus Registration Form
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