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Questioning Masculinity

This blog mirrors Paul’s film Shoulder to Shoulder, Men and Vulnerability which asks men about their experiences of being vulnerable and how this affects their emotional and relational health.

Bro-Friending and Bro-Longing: media codes for engaging guys

For the past 5 years I’ve been doing media education work around the theme of masculinity.  I work for a small alternative media non-profit doing workshops for youth in Toronto. 

Out of all the workshops I offer, one called Who’s the Man? looking at pop culture and masculinity is the most requested by teachers and youth workers and the most rewarding one for me to facilitate and reflect on.

The best part of my job is going to youth conferences promoting social justice and ecological sustainability.  My workshops are one small part of larger programs for education and action and it’s inspiring to participate in the diversity of projects and feel the positive energies for change.

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