March 29, 2007

An essay by Panmedia's CEO Knolly Moses is featured in the just published Men of the Global South: A Reader, a compilation of writings edited by Adam Jones, Associate Research Fellow in the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University.

Moses' contribution, Brooklyn Panyard, relates his experience as an immigrant seeking to connect with his culture in an alien environment. He has previously documented his interest in steel band music in several magazine articles in the Caribbean and the USA.

Men of the Global South is part of an international series aimed at understanding the diversity in global masculinities. It explores male experience in a wide range of original contributions, and is linked to the broader study of gender and development. It is divided into six sections: Family and Sexuality; Ritual and Belief; Work; Governance and Conflict; Migrations; and Masculinities in Motion. Several regional and cross cultural volumes are planned.

Men of the Global South will appeal to students and scholars of gender and development, and those who seek a greater understanding of men's roles, challenges and contributions.

Below are some responses to the book.

This book skillfully brings together literary and scholarly work, and charts out new territory for the study of men and masculinities in the Global South.
Anne-Marie Goetz, Chief Advisor, Governance, Peace and Security at UNIFEM

It fills a big gap in the literature and raises a challenge to the gender and development mainstream to explain why it overlooks the gendered lives of men as well as women.
Judy El-Bushra.

"This impressive collection is a much-needed contribution to the visibility and understanding of diversity in the lives of men from the South."
Dr. Dubravka Zarkov, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague