Reviews Coming in for Guy in Women's Studies
That Guy in Our Women's Studies Class, which became available in February, (ebook versions became available in April) has started to bring in some reviews!
"How do men navigate the world of gender identity in a society that forcefully upholds gender norms? And how are men able to explore their privileged role in society while trying to engage in women’s studies and feminist theory?
These questions are explored in Allan D. Hunter’s latest nonfiction memoir, *That Guy in Our Women’s Studies Class* (2022)...
*That Guy in Our Women’s Studies Class* is dense, and it is not for the casual reader. The memoir is chock-full of advanced literature references, extensive thinking and debates on feminist theory, and thought-provoking theory about society and the way the world is structured. For readers not interested in women’s studies, feminist theory, sociology or psychology, this book may not be the best choice. But for a reader who is ready to question privilege and social identity, this book is the way to go..."
- Adrienne Harris-Fried. Mass Media - University of Massachusetts
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" 'Hi, I’m Derek Turner, I am interested in feminism and I want to take this course.'
So proceeds with great determination this young 'sissy femme' who is male and heterosexual, yet with a feminine nature, as he describes himself in this 'nonfiction memoir' which reads more like a novel...
Derek’s determination to succeed and be heard is marvelous: he helps bring political awareness to the staff and residents of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital, where he has managed, creatively, to find a place to live while attending school; inserts a fresh voice in classroom discussions about the abuses of patriarchy; and even shakes up the school’s Catalyst newspaper.
This era marked the blossoming of feminist theory, and readers will relish the roiling discussions about pornography, rape, power differentials, racism, sexual liberation versus feminism around works by writers then very much in vogue like Marilyn French, Vivian Gornick and Andrea Dworkin...
A Reader’s Guide at the back offers provocative questions about themes that Derek is pursuing, how he adjusts his understanding over time and what a change agent is...this work will spur readers to go back and check out some of the inspired texts."
- "Not your classic feminist", Taos News (Staff Writer review)
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"Everyone who wants to walk in the shoes of this courageous, intelligent sissy activist will enjoy his two-part autobiography, *GenderQueer: A Story from a Different Closet* and *That Guy in our Women’s Studies Class*. The first describes growing up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he struggled with being different and identifying what that meant, with no role models like himself, nor people to discuss his struggle with. The second describes his ongoing intellectual, social and academic search during college, where he enters a Women’s Studies program and struggles to be accepted in as a heterosexual male who has found that the people with whom he identifies most strongly are “radical feminists.
In addition to the joy of following the personal history and growth of this brave author, those interested in feminist history and woman’s studies will find this book enlightening, as it includes a wealth of material for future reading...
We look forward to Hunter continuing to help us understand the unique beauty, skills and challenges faced by the many sissy males in our society!"
- Mim Chapman, Author, Sex-educator and Relationship Coach Santa Fe, NM
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My first book, GenderQueer: A Story From a Different Closet, is published by Sunstone Press. It is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in paperback, hardback, and ebook, and as ebook only from Apple, Kobo, and directly from Sunstone Press themselves.
My second book, That Guy in Our Women's Studies Class, has also now been published by Sunstone Press. It's a sequel to GenderQueer. It is available on Amazon and on Barnes & Noble in paperback. eBook version and hardback versions to follow, stay tuned for details.
Links to published reviews and comments are listed on my Home Page, for GenderQueer now and for Guy in Women's Studies once they come out.
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"How do men navigate the world of gender identity in a society that forcefully upholds gender norms? And how are men able to explore their privileged role in society while trying to engage in women’s studies and feminist theory?
These questions are explored in Allan D. Hunter’s latest nonfiction memoir, *That Guy in Our Women’s Studies Class* (2022)...
*That Guy in Our Women’s Studies Class* is dense, and it is not for the casual reader. The memoir is chock-full of advanced literature references, extensive thinking and debates on feminist theory, and thought-provoking theory about society and the way the world is structured. For readers not interested in women’s studies, feminist theory, sociology or psychology, this book may not be the best choice. But for a reader who is ready to question privilege and social identity, this book is the way to go..."
- Adrienne Harris-Fried. Mass Media - University of Massachusetts
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" 'Hi, I’m Derek Turner, I am interested in feminism and I want to take this course.'
So proceeds with great determination this young 'sissy femme' who is male and heterosexual, yet with a feminine nature, as he describes himself in this 'nonfiction memoir' which reads more like a novel...
Derek’s determination to succeed and be heard is marvelous: he helps bring political awareness to the staff and residents of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital, where he has managed, creatively, to find a place to live while attending school; inserts a fresh voice in classroom discussions about the abuses of patriarchy; and even shakes up the school’s Catalyst newspaper.
This era marked the blossoming of feminist theory, and readers will relish the roiling discussions about pornography, rape, power differentials, racism, sexual liberation versus feminism around works by writers then very much in vogue like Marilyn French, Vivian Gornick and Andrea Dworkin...
A Reader’s Guide at the back offers provocative questions about themes that Derek is pursuing, how he adjusts his understanding over time and what a change agent is...this work will spur readers to go back and check out some of the inspired texts."
- "Not your classic feminist", Taos News (Staff Writer review)
+ + +
"Everyone who wants to walk in the shoes of this courageous, intelligent sissy activist will enjoy his two-part autobiography, *GenderQueer: A Story from a Different Closet* and *That Guy in our Women’s Studies Class*. The first describes growing up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he struggled with being different and identifying what that meant, with no role models like himself, nor people to discuss his struggle with. The second describes his ongoing intellectual, social and academic search during college, where he enters a Women’s Studies program and struggles to be accepted in as a heterosexual male who has found that the people with whom he identifies most strongly are “radical feminists.
In addition to the joy of following the personal history and growth of this brave author, those interested in feminist history and woman’s studies will find this book enlightening, as it includes a wealth of material for future reading...
We look forward to Hunter continuing to help us understand the unique beauty, skills and challenges faced by the many sissy males in our society!"
- Mim Chapman, Author, Sex-educator and Relationship Coach Santa Fe, NM
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My first book, GenderQueer: A Story From a Different Closet, is published by Sunstone Press. It is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in paperback, hardback, and ebook, and as ebook only from Apple, Kobo, and directly from Sunstone Press themselves.
My second book, That Guy in Our Women's Studies Class, has also now been published by Sunstone Press. It's a sequel to GenderQueer. It is available on Amazon and on Barnes & Noble in paperback. eBook version and hardback versions to follow, stay tuned for details.
Links to published reviews and comments are listed on my Home Page, for GenderQueer now and for Guy in Women's Studies once they come out.
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This DreamWidth blog is echoed on LiveJournal and WordPress. Please friend/link me from any of those environments on which you have an account.
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