Masculinity:An Imaginary Friend

with

Wade DavisTuesday, April 18

7:00 PMStudent Union Theatre

Location is wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations available upon request. For more information, contact the Women’s Center at 860-486-4738.

UConn Women’s CenterStudent Union, 4th floor, Room 4212110 Hillside Road, Unit 3118, Storrs, CT 06269-3118Phone: 860-486-4738Fax: 860-486-1104

Join us as we welcome activist, writer, educator, and former NFL athlete, Wade Davis, who will discuss the cultural construction of masculinity and the ways in which it intersects with race and sexuality. Wade will share his journey toward self-acceptance – one that began by relinquishing internalized notions of hyper-masculinity and refusing to shame other

men whose gender performance did not fit the norm. Attendees will leave with tools to critically reflect on the impact of their own gender

socialization and identify their role in gender-based violence prevention on campus and beyond.