In this highly anticipated update of the influential and widely acclaimed Tough Guise (2000), pioneering anti-violence educator and cultural theorist Jackson Katz argues that the ongoing epidemic of men’s violence in America is rooted in our inability as a society to move beyond outmoded ideals of manhood.
In a sweeping analysis that cuts across racial, ethnic, and class lines, Katz examines mass shootings, day-to-day gun violence, violence against women, bullying, gay-bashing, and American militarism against the backdrop of a culture that has normalized violent and regressive forms of masculinity in the face of challenges to traditional male power and authority.
Along the way, the film provides a stunning look at the violent, sexist, and homophobic messages boys and young men routinely receive from virtually every corner of the culture, from television, movies, video games, and advertising to pornography, the sports culture, and U.S. political culture.
Tough Guise 2 stands to empower a new generation of young men — and women — to challenge the myth that being a real man means putting up a false front and engaging in violent and self-destructive behavior.
Please join us for the UCF Peace Film Series, Tough Guise 2 - Violence, Manhood & American Culture, facilitated by Barbara Thompson on Thursday, February 9, 2017, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at the UCF Cocoa Campus, Building 3 Room 255.
All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
Please RSVP by Friday, February 3, 2017 by calling (321) 433-7889.
Faculty and staff also need to register for the events through their myUCF portal.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there!
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