Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood

Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood

Inspired by the award-winning poet and actorâ€™s acclaimed one-man play, a powerful coming-of-age memoir that reimagines masculinity for the twenty-first-century male.

Award-winning poet, actor, and writer Carlos AndrÃ©s GÃ³mez is a supremely gifted storyteller with a captivating voice whose power resonates equally on the live stage and on the page. In one of his most moving spoken-word poems, GÃ³mez recounts a confrontation he once had after accidentally bumping into another man at a club. Just as they were about to fight, GÃ³mez experienced an unexplainable surge of emotion that made his eyes well up with tears. Everyone at the scene jumped back, as if crying, or showing vulnerability, was the most insane thing that GÃ³mez could possibly have done.

Like many men in our society, GÃ³mez grew up believing that he had to be ready to fight at all times, treat women as objects, and close off his emotional self. It wasnâ€™t until he discovered acting that he began to see the true cost of squelching oneâ€™s emotionsâ€”and how aggression dominates everything that young males are taught.

Statistics on graduation rates, employment, and teen and young-adult suicide make it clear that the young males in our society are at a crisis point, but GÃ³mez seeks to reverse these ominous trends by sharing the lessons that he has learned. Like Hill Harperâ€™s Letters to a Young Brother, Man Up will be an agent for positive change, galvanizing menâ€”but also mothers, girlfriends, wives, and sistersâ€”to rethink and reimagine the way all men interact with women, deal with violence, handle fear, and express emotion.
Country USA
Brand Avery
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 92306
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-11-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781592408078

Country	USA
Brand	Avery
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	92306
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2013-11-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781592408078

Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood

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