Not All Dead White Men

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Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age

By Donna Zuckerberg

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Not All Dead White Men explores how a toxic strain of online antifeminism weaponises classical Greek and Latin texts to defend a threatened model of masculinity and Western civilisation. Donna Zuckerberg reveals that these debates, often assumed to occur only in academia, are raging on internet platforms where ancient authors like Ovid, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius are selectively cited to justify misogyny and sexism.
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Ideal for readers interested in classical studies, feminism, internet culture, and contemporary social issues. This book suits those wanting to understand the intersection between ancient texts and modern online ideologies.

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A Times Higher Education Book of the Week

A virulent strain of antifeminism is thriving online that treats women's empowerment as a mortal threat to men and to the integrity of Western civilization. Its proponents cite ancient Greek and Latin texts to support their claims—from Ovid's Ars Amatoria to Seneca and Marcus Aurelius—arguing that they articulate a model of masculinity that sustained generations but is now under siege. Not All Dead White Men reveals that some of the most controversial and consequential debates about the legacy of the ancients are raging not in universities but online.

"A chilling account of trolling, misogyny, racism, and bad history proliferated online by the Alt-Right. Zuckerberg makes a persuasive case for why we need a new, more critical, and less comfortable relationship between the ancient and modern worlds in this important and very timely book."

- Emily Wilson, translator of The Odyssey

"Explores how ideas about Ancient Greece and Rome are used and misused by antifeminist thinkers today."

- Time

"Zuckerberg presciently analyses these communities' embrace of stoicism as a self-help tool to gain confidence, jobs, and girlfriends. Their adoration of men like Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Ovid is founded in a limited and distorted interpretation of ancient philosophy lending heft and authority to sexism and abuse."

- The Nation

"Traces the application—and misapplication—of classical authors and texts in online communities that see feminism as a threat."

- Bitch Media

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"A chilling account of trolling, misogyny, racism, and bad history proliferated online by the Alt-Right, bolstered by the apparent authority of Greek and Latin Classics. Zuckerberg makes a persuasive case for why we need a new, more critical, and less comfortable relationship between the ancient and modern worlds in this important and very timely book." — Emily Wilson, translator of The Odyssey
Time praises its exploration of how ideas about Ancient Greece and Rome are misused by antifeminist thinkers today. The Atlantic highlights Zuckerberg's deep analysis of the ‘Red Pill’ and related online communities adopting classical literature for their own purposes.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674241411

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 October 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 295g

Pages: 288

Collections

Ancient & Classical History Donna Zuckerberg Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Donna Zuckerberg is a Silicon Valley–based classicist who received her doctoral training at Princeton University. She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Eidolon, a prize-winning online Classics magazine (www.eidolon.pub).