I see Severance as men being men in varying relationships and situational dynamics. The sacredness and universality of men embodying manhood through emotional vulnerability. Undiluted maleness that’s not in doubt or watered down; that’s not commercial, shallow, or one-dimensional. Most importantly, it’s about everyday manliness that’s not predicated or framed by physical violence.
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About I’M A MAN Project
I’M A MAN is a portrait series about manhood. How do you see yourself? What is one word you use to describe yourself?”I’M A MAN. I am _________________.”Fellas, fill in the blank. Who are you? One word to caption a your portrait.The project goal is to produce a photo book accompanied with essays, short stories,ContinueContinue reading “About I’M A MAN Project”
I’M A MAN Project
Since I can’t seem to sit still or because I’m in a creative burst of time, I’m starting a new photo project on manhood. It’s inspired by my I AM WOMAN photo essay project as well as my neighbors for the last three and half years in Milwaukee, WI. The neighbors will have a specialContinueContinue reading “I’M A MAN Project”
Quote: When one knows this about a man…
When one knows this about a man, it is impossible for one to hate him, but unless he becomes a man – become equal – it is also impossible for one to love him. {Click to read the full quote.}
Quote: That man who is forced each day to snatch his manhood…
That man who is forced each day to snatch his manhood, his identity, out of the fire of human cruelty that rages to destroy it knows, if he survives his effort, and even if he does not survive it, something about himself and human life that no school on earth – and, indeed, no church – can teach. He achieves his own authority, and that is unshakable. {Click to read full quote.}
Womanhood: The Seat of Feminine Power
When I was younger, I screamed for equal rights and recognition as loudly as the next woman. However, as I have grown and matured in my womanhood, I realize that there is nothing about manhood that I want or aspire to be. I have come to view the feminist political agenda as a battle cry for aspiring to maleness.
I am not equal to man. Nor do I want to be viewed as such. {Click to read full article.}
A Taste of Partnership
The former head of my department at work implemented what he called the “two-partner” approach to problem solving. He encouraged his managers to call on each other to talk through difficult or complex issues. He assured them that the process of talking through the problem would yield perspectives and solutions that the solo person neverContinueContinue reading “A Taste of Partnership”
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