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The Man-Not

Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood

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By: Tommy J. Curry
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Tommy J. Curry’s provocative audiobook The Man-Not is a justification for Black male studies. He posits that we should conceptualize the Black male as a victim oppressed by his sex. The Man-Not, therefore, is a corrective of sorts, offering a concept of Black males that could challenge the existing accounts of Black men and boys desiring the power of white men who oppress them that has been proliferated throughout academic research across disciplines.

Curry argues that Black men struggle with death and suicide, as well as abuse and rape, and their genred existence deserves study and theorization. This audiobook offers intellectual, historical, sociological, and psychological evidence that the analysis of patriarchy offered by mainstream feminism (including Black feminism) does not yet fully understand the role that homoeroticism, sexual violence, and vulnerability play in the deaths and lives of Black males. Curry challenges how we think of and perceive the conditions that actually affect all Black males.

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Critic reviews

"This book is the one that I've been waiting for. Curry has taken a bullet for the brothers." (Ishmael Reed, professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and visiting scholar at the California College of the Arts)

"Required reading for anyone interested in understanding oppression or having unquestioned assumptions put to the test." (Charles W. Mills, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center)

"This is a triumph in Black studies and about how the African-American man and boy is written. I felt pride and satisfaction reading this book." (The Good Men Project)

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A great book that all black men should read. Dr. Curry's analysis is eye opening and a much needed look at the data.

The Man-Not

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This book is a must read/listen. It’s our history. It’s our today. It requires reflection and it requires change. We can’t keep letting fear/greed/control/fear/power dictate the mistreatment of people. At the end of the day, we are all humans and should be treated as such. There’s enough for all.

Great Informative Book

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Everything I’ve felt as a black male in America the author has described in this book!

The piece de resistance!

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To a future of studies backed by empirical and humanist ideologies. This is an excellent book and will happily tickle your brain

Historiography like no other

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Dr. Curry has ignited a much needed discussion on the state of the Black Male!

A Masterpiece!

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great academic breakdown of racialized misandry against black males. with lots of references of study and theory

great academic breakdown of racialized misandry

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Appreciate you taking the time to do the research to deliver this book. I learned so much. Where’s part 2?

Thanks T.J.C

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It certainly opened my eyes and challenged me to get beyond just being black/white male/female

This book needed to be written

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Should be required reading for all black men globally. The scope of the information presented details the amount of work Dr. Curry reviewed for this book. It is an eye opener.

Very important piece of work.

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I applaud this book's brutal honesty. The author encourages us to keep an open mind to current events as well as historical facts that help him illustrate the precarious position of the black man in this American society.

Well researched!

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