Michael Kimmel

Michael Kimmel
2012
Born
Michael Scott Kimmel

(1951-02-26) February 26, 1951 (age 73)
New York City, U.S.
Academic background
Alma materVassar College (B.A.)
Brown University (M.A.)
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
ThesisAbsolutism and its discontents: fiscal crisis and political opposition in seventeenth century France and England (1981)
Academic work
InstitutionsStony Brook University
Main interestsGender studies, men's studies, masculinities, men and feminism
Websitehttp://www.michaelkimmel.com/
Notes
Spouse    Amy Aronson

Michael Scott Kimmel (born February 26, 1951)[1] is an American retired sociologist specializing in gender studies. He was Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University in New York and is the founder and editor of the academic journal Men and Masculinities.[2] Kimmel is a spokesman of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)[3] and a longtime feminist.[4] In 2013, he founded the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University, where he is Executive Director.[5] In 2018 he was publicly accused of sexual harassment.[6] He filed for retirement while Title IX charges were pending; no charges were subsequently filed.[7]

  1. ^ "Kimmel, Michael S. 1951- (Michael Scott Kimmel)". Contemporary Authors. Gale. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Korgen, Kathleen Odell; White, Jonathan M.; White, Shelley (2011). Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Pine Forge Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4129-8283-2.
  3. ^ "Biography". Stony Brook University. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Hanna Rosin (November 22, 2013). "Even Madder Men". New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities". Stony Brook. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  6. ^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca (August 15, 2018). "Women's rights campaigner accused of sexual harassment". The Guardian. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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