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Men and Feminism: Seal Studies
May 26, 2009
Shira Tarrant writer

Shira Tarrant, an expert in gender politics, feminism, pop culture, and masculinity, addresses the question of why men should care about feminism in the first place. Her new work, Men and Feminism, argues that men's involvement and interest in feminism is key to its continuing relevance and importance.

Men and Feminism lays the foundation for a larger discussion about feminism as a human issue, not simply a women's issue. Men are crucial to the movement as fathers, brothers, husbands, boyfriends, and friends. From "why" to "how" to "what can men do", Tarrant answers all the questions men have about how and why they should get behind feminism.

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