Michael Kimmel
Michael Kimmel | |
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2012 | |
| Born | Michael Scott Kimmel February 26, 1951 New York City, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Vassar College (A.B.) Brown University (M.A.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Absolutism and its discontents: fiscal crisis and political opposition in seventeenth century France and England (1981) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Stony Brook University |
| Main interests | Gender studies, men's studies, masculinities, men and feminism |
| Website | michaelkimmel |
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Spouse Amy Aronson | |
Michael Scott Kimmel (born February 26, 1951) 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. Kimmel is a spokesman of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) and a longtime feminist. In 2013, he founded the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University, where he is executive director. In 2018 he was publicly accused of sexual harassment. He filed for retirement while Title IX charges were pending; no charges were subsequently filed.