New York Times reporter Jessica Bennett followed SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology Michael
Kimmel into the classroom, attended the Stony Brook International Conference on Masculinities
in New York City, and caught up with Kimmel at home. Her reporting culminated in a
feature story in the “Sunday Styles” section, highlighting the first-ever master’s
degree program in masculinities studies. Kimmel, founder of the Center for the Study
of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook, presents classes in men’s studies, the academic
pursuit of what it is to be male in today’s world. The article generated robust social
engagement, a dialogue that continued for months following publication.
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