Patriarchy Blues
Reflections on Manhood
Frederick Joseph
- NEW
- YORK
- TIMES
- BESTSELLER"[A]
- scorching
- treatise
- on
- toxic
- masculinity.
- Joseph’s
- critiques
- of
- “the
- patriarchy...
- both
- overt
- and
- ingrained”
- are
- razor-sharp,
- but
- it’s
- the
- clear-eyed
- reckoning
- of
- his
- own
- place
- within
- it
- that
- tethers
- the
- soul
- of
- his
- book."
- —Publishers
- Weekly"Joseph
- has
- learned
- a
- great
- deal
- from
- bell
- hooks
- here,
- and
- I
- think
- she
- would
- be
- proud
- because
- Patriarchy
- Blues
- is
- such
- a
- moving,
- inspiring,
- rigorous
- vision
- for
- living.”
- —Robert
- Jones,
- Jr.,
- New
- York
- Times
- bestselling
- author
- of
- The
- ProphetsIn
- this
- personal
- and
- poignant
- collection,
- the
- author
- of
- the
- New
- York
- Times
- bestseller
- The
- Black
- Friend
- examines
- the
- culture
- of
- masculinity
- through
- the
- lens
- of
- a
- Black
- man.What
- does
- it
- mean
- to
- be
- a
- man
- today?
- How
- does
- the
- pervasive
- yet
- elusive
- idea
- of
- “toxic
- masculinity”
- actually
- reflect
- men’s
- experiences—particularly
- those
- of
- color—and
- how
- they
- navigate
- the
- world?In
- this
- thought-provoking
- collection
- of
- essays,
- poems,
- and
- short
- reflections,
- Frederick
- Joseph
- contemplates
- these
- questions
- and
- more
- as
- he
- explores
- issues
- of
- masculinity
- and
- patriarchy
- from
- both
- a
- personal
- and
- cultural
- standpoint.
- From
- fatherhood,
- and
- “manning
- up”
- to
- abuse
- and
- therapy,
- he
- fearlessly
- and
- thoughtfully
- tackles
- the
- complex
- realities
- of
- men’s
- lives
- today
- and
- their
- significance
- for
- society,
- lending
- his
- insights
- as
- a
- Black
- man.Written
- in
- Joseph’s
- unique
- voice,
- with
- an
- intelligence
- and
- raw
- honesty
- that
- demonstrates
- both
- his
- vulnerability
- and
- compassion,
- Patriarchy
- Blues
- forces
- us
- to
- consider
- the
- joys,
- pains,
- and
- destructive
- nature
- of
- manhood
- and
- the
- stereotypes
- it engenders.
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