A Times Higher Education Book of the Week
A virulent strain of antifeminism is thriving online that treats women's empowerment as a mortal threat to men and to the integrity of Western civilization. Its proponents cite ancient Greek and Latin texts to support their claims—from Ovid's Ars Amatoria to Seneca and Marcus Aurelius—arguing that they articulate a model of masculinity that sustained generations but is now under siege. Not All Dead White Men reveals that some of the most controversial and consequential debates about the legacy of the ancients are raging not in universities but online.
A chilling account of trolling, misogyny, racism, and bad history proliferated online by the Alt-Right. Zuckerberg makes a persuasive case for why we need a new, more critical, and less comfortable relationship between the ancient and modern worlds in this important and very timely book.
Explores how ideas about Ancient Greece and Rome are used and misused by antifeminist thinkers today.
Zuckerberg presciently analyses these communities' embrace of stoicism as a self-help tool to gain confidence, jobs, and girlfriends. Their adoration of men like Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Ovid is founded in a limited and distorted interpretation of ancient philosophy, lending heft and authority to sexism and abuse.
Traces the application—and misapplication—of classical authors and texts in online communities that see feminism as a threat.
Language | English |
topic | Language & Literature |
Subtopic | Body of literature |
Author | Donna Zuckerberg |
Number of pages | 270 |
Book cover | Paperback |
Year | 2019 |
Item number | 35061125 |
Publisher | Harvard University |
Category | Reference books |
Release date | 15.10.2019 |
Sales rank in Category Reference books | 2239 of 940939 |
topic | Language & Literature |
Subtopic | Body of literature |
Language | English |
Author | Donna Zuckerberg |
Year | 2019 |
Number of pages | 270 |
Book cover | Paperback |
Year | 2019 |
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Height | 210 mm |
Width | 139 mm |
Weight | 264 g |
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