ABSTRACT
In the examination of gender as a driving force in disasters, too little attention has been paid to how women’s or men’s disaster experiences relate to the wider context of gender inequality, or how gender-just practice can help prevent disasters or address climate change at a structural level.
With a foreword from Kenneth Hewitt, an afterword from Raewyn Connell and contributions from renowned international experts, this book helps address the gap. It explores disasters in diverse environmental, hazard, political and cultural contexts through original research and theoretical reflection, building on the under-utilized orientation of critical men’s studies. This body of thought, not previously applied in disaster contexts, explores how men gain, maintain and use power to assert control over women. Contributing authors examine the gender terrain of disasters 'through men's eyes,' considering how diverse forms of masculinities shape men’s efforts to respond to and recover from disasters and other climate challenges. The book highlights both the high costs paid by many men in disasters and the consequences of dominant masculinity practices for women and marginalized men. It concludes by examining how disaster risk can be reduced through men's diverse efforts to challenge hierarchies around gender, sexuality, disability, age and culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|66 pages
Critical men's studies and disaster
chapter 2|13 pages
Masculinism, climate change and “man-made” disasters
chapter 4|11 pages
Hyper-masculinity and disaster
chapter 5|11 pages
Rereading gender and patriarchy through a “lens of masculinity”
part II|48 pages
The high cost of disaster for men
chapter 9|12 pages
Japanese families decoupling following the Fukushima Nuclear Plant disaster
part III|48 pages
Diversity of impact and response among men in the aftermath of disaster
chapter 11|12 pages
Masculinity, sexuality and disaster
chapter 12|12 pages
Indigenous masculinities in a changing climate
chapter 13|11 pages
Youth creating disaster recovery and resilience in Canada and the United States
part IV|71 pages
Transforming masculinity in disaster management