Andrew Reiner

Lecturer and Author, Towson University, Maryland

Andrew Reiner teaches men’s studies, cultural studies and writing at Towson University in Maryland, where he offers the seminar ‘The Changing Face of Masculinity’. He is the author of Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency (2020) and has written about healthy masculinity extensively for The New York Times.

Written by Andrew Reiner

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GENDER

How to be a man

Old ideas of manliness make us miserable. Being labelled ‘toxic’ doesn’t help. A reimagined masculinity is the way forward

by Andrew Reiner