The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks (Close Reading)

The Will to Change offers a powerful and compassionate critique of patriarchy and its devastating impact on men. Challenging the dominant narratives around masculinity, bell hooks argues that traditional patriarchal models deprive men of emotional awareness, intimacy, and the capacity for authentic love. Drawing from feminist theory, psychology, and personal narrative, she exposes how patriarchy harms not only women but also the men it claims to empower.

Please join us as we discuss:

• The nature of identity in asymmetrical power relationships
• Can those who benefit from a system also be harmed by it?