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A review by thevivifriend
Female Masculinity by Jack Halberstam
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I feel like I took a journey through time learning about very complex characters. Fantastic points all throughout the book about how men are often encourage to embrace their femininity when women’s masculinity is encouraged in the same way. It was a nice reframe.
I didn’t realise there were so many examples of women who lived as men or went to war but yeah looking back I should have noticed this trend. It was nice to show their complexities. I keep thinking of Colonel Barker and how he joined fascist groups to feel more masculine. Humans are insanely complex.
I did find it a bit dry and dense at times and it took me a long time to finish but very much appreciate all the research and time that went into this. Much more accessible than Judith Buttler, that took much more of my mental capacity. (Not saying it’s bad I just struggle with academic writings)
I didn’t realise there were so many examples of women who lived as men or went to war but yeah looking back I should have noticed this trend. It was nice to show their complexities. I keep thinking of Colonel Barker and how he joined fascist groups to feel more masculine. Humans are insanely complex.
I did find it a bit dry and dense at times and it took me a long time to finish but very much appreciate all the research and time that went into this. Much more accessible than Judith Buttler, that took much more of my mental capacity. (Not saying it’s bad I just struggle with academic writings)