Unravelling debates on sex education, masculinity, feminism, mental health, and class and inequality, Outspoken has the answers to the questions you’re asking. Bubbling with new perspectives and major insights – this is the book about masculinity that we ALL need.’ Jeffrey Boakye, author of Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored ‘Incisive, engaging, powerfully vulnerable, JJ Bola has given us an urgent and compelling examination of one of society’s most pressing subjects.’ Musa Okwonga Outspoken Series Editor: Neda Tehrani Platforming underrepresented voices intervening in important political issues revealing powerful histories and giving voice to our experiences Outspoken is a series unlike any other. This book is good for all of us.’ Benjamin Zephaniah ‘An uncompromising, heartfelt and completely vital interrogation of this thing we call masculinity. Mask Off ‘Holds men accountable for the ways in which we benefit from male privilege, and liberates us from its violently toxic demands.’ David Lammy, MP ‘JJ Bola knows that we have to find a new way forward. Slamdunk the funk: Masculinity and sport Conclusion Resources Citation preview

It goes down in the DMs: Masculinity in the age of social media 8. See you at the crossroads: Intersection of masculinity 7. If I were a boy: Gender equality and feminism 6. This is a man's world: The politics of masculinity, the masculinity of politics 5. What's love got to do with it?: Love, sex and consent 4. Gang signs & prayer: Male violence, aggression and mental health 3.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Table of contents : Cover Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: Mask off: Being a man 1. At the heart of love and sex, the political stage, competitive sports, gang culture, and mental health issues, lies masculinity: Mask Off is an urgent call to unravel masculinity and redefine it. He explores how LGBTQ men, men of colour, and male refugees experience masculinity in diverse ways, revealing its fluidity, how it's strengthened and weakened by different political contexts, such as the patriarchy or the far-right, and perceived differently by those around them. Using examples of non-Western cultural traditions, music and sport, he shines light on historical narratives around manhood, debunking popular myths along the way. In Mask Off, JJ Bola exposes masculinity as a performance that men are socially conditioned into. What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, from Trump's twitter outbursts to deadly gun violence, from male suicide rates to incels on Reddit and 4chan, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'.

Mask Off by J.J. Bola