John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg
Born 1944 (age 7172)
California, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Writer
Known for Radical feminism, anti-pornography activism
Spouse(s) Andrea Dworkin

John Stoltenberg (born 1944)[1] is an American radical feminist activist, scholar, author, and magazine editor.[2] He is the former managing editor of AARP The Magazine, a bimonthly publication of the United States-based advocacy group AARP, a position he held from 2004 until 2012.

Stoltenberg was life partner to Andrea Dworkin for thirty-one years (eventually marrying), although he considers himself gay.[3] He is a lapsed Lutheran, of German and Norwegian descent.[4]

Career

Stoltenberg holds a degree in fine arts and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary. He is well known as a feminist activist and author. He has written a series of books and articles criticizing traditional concepts of manhood or maleness, such as Refusing to Be a Man: Essays on Sex and Justice, Why I Stopped Trying to be a Real Man,[5] and The End of Manhood: A Book for Men of Conscience.[6]

Stoltenberg created "The Pose Workshop," which entailed men adopting the poses that women strike in pornographic shots (intended partly for men attending Christian retreats), a version of which was broadcast on BBC television.

He was Andrea Dworkin's life partner for thirty-one years. They began living together in 1974; in 1998 they married (see Andrea Dworkin's relationship with John Stoltenberg).

Stoltenberg is a founder of the group Men Can Stop Rape[7] and developed the group's 'My Strength' campaign[8] which aims to educate young men on sexual relationships, consent and rape. He also creative director of the group's "My Duty"[9] sexual-assault-prevention media campaign, which is licensed to the United States Department of Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.[10]

Stoltenberg is credited with the quote: "Pornography tells lies about women. But pornography tells the truth about men."[11]

Stoltenberg has described how, as a feminist male, he has had to reevaluate and even discontinue relationships with some of his male friends.[12]

Selected bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

Reprinted as Stoltenberg, John (2005), "Making rape an election issue", in Buchwald, Emilie; Fletcher, Pamela R.; Roth, Martha, Transforming a rape culture (2nd ed.), Minneapolis, Minnesota: Milkweed Editions, ISBN 9781571312693. 

Reviews

Journal articles

See also

References

  1. "Stoltenberg, John". Library of Congress. Retrieved 1 August 2014. CIP t.p. (John Stoltenberg) pref. (formerly a playwright) data sheet (b. ca. 1944)
  2. Stoltenberg, John (2000). The end of manhood: parables on sex and selfhood. London Bristol, Pennsylvania: UCL Press. p. 313. ISBN 9781857283259.
  3. Stoltenberg, John (May–June 1994). "Living with Andrea Dworkin". Lambda Book Report. No Status Quo | American Civil Liberties Union reprint.
  4. "'The Imperative to Reconcile': A Conversation with Ari Roth by John Stoltenberg". DCMetroTheaterArts. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. Stoltenberg, John. "Why I stopped trying to be a real man". Feminista. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. Stoltenberg, John (1994). The end of manhood: a book for men of conscience (1st ed.). New York, New York, U.S.A: Plume. ISBN 9780452273047.
  7. "Home page". Men can stop rape. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. "Home page". Mystrength.org. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  9. "Hurts one. Affects all.". Myduty.mil. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  10. "Home page". Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO). United States Department of Defense.
  11. Stoltenberg, John (2000), "The forbidden language of sex", in Stoltenberg, John, Refusing to be a man essays on sex and justice, UCL Press, ISBN 9781841420417
  12. Larson, Elizabeth. "A magazine of feminist, progressive thinking | Kudos & Awards | Utne reader". On the Issues Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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