New book gets men talking about their emotions
27 Sep 2007 | Renee Criddle
Hearts of Men by the University of Wollongong’s Associate Professor Chris Barker certainly provides a fresh insight.
At a time when bookshelves are saturated with texts devoted to women’s emotions, this new book uncovers the emotional lives of men through 100 conversations with a range of sportsmen, executives, retired Diggers, homeless drug users, Buddhists and men’s movement activists.
The book is published by UNSW Press and will be officially launched by Executive Director of The Black Dog Institute, Professor Gordon Parker, in Glebe tomorrow night (Friday 27 September). The Black Dog Institute is a facility dedicated to improving understanding, diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders.
This refreshing collection of stories shows that men do talk about their feelings and with a surprising degree of insight.
They are told by men in their own heartbreakingly honest words and are at the core of Professor Barker’s exploration of the striking divergence in the ways in which men’s emotional lives can generate personal happiness or despair.
The book is organised through themes that are regarded as generators of happiness or despair in contemporary life, family, sport, depression, alcohol/drug abuse, work, relationships and self-change.
It speaks compellingly to anyone interested in a thorough, deeply personal account of emotion, happiness and gender.
Professor Barker was born in England and has lived in Australia for nearly 10 years. He lectures in sociology, cultural studies and global media at UOW and this book is his seventh publication on the theme of culture and meaning.
When: The book launch will take place on Friday 28 September, 6pm for 6.30pm start
Where: gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe
RSVP by emailing events@gleebooks.com.au or call (02) 9660 2333
For further information or interviews: Contact Professor Chris Barker on 0403 996 675.
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