Difference between revisions of "Robert Jensen"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "Early life and education" to "Background")
 
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jensen
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jensen
 
|alma_mater=University of Minnesota
 
|alma_mater=University of Minnesota
 +
|description=Critic of war, pornography and "transgender ideology".
 
|website=http://robertwjensen.org/
 
|website=http://robertwjensen.org/
−
|birth_date=1958-07-14
+
|spouses=Eliza Gilkyson
 +
|birth_date=July 14, 1958
 
|birth_name=Robert William Jensen
 
|birth_name=Robert William Jensen
−
|employment=
+
|employment={{job
 +
|title=Professor of journalism
 +
|start=2018
 +
|end=1992
 +
|employer=University of Texas at Austin
 +
|description=Critic of war, pornography and "transgender ideology".
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}'''Robert William Jensen''' <ref name=Congress>http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95055442.html</ref> is a former professor of journalism from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. From 1992 to 2018 he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in media law, ethics, and politics.
 +
 +
He has focused much of his work on the [[Feminist views on pornography#Radical feminist opposition|critique of pornography]] and of [[masculinity]], developed in his 2017 book, ''The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men''. He also has written about [[white privilege]] and [[institutional racism]].
 +
 +
==Background==
 +
Jensen grew up in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], [[North Dakota]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110612133025/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/whiteprivilege.htm </ref>
 +
 +
In 1981, he received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from Moorhead State University (now [[Minnesota State University, Moorhead]]), and in 1985, he received a [[Master of Arts]] degree in journalism and public affairs from [[American University]]. In 1992 he completed his [[Ph.D.]] in media law and ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the [[University of Minnesota]].
 +
 +
== Career and activism ==
 +
Prior to his academic career, he worked as a reporter and copy editor for several newspapers, including the ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' and the ''[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110515122022/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/%7Erjensen/vita.htm</ref>
 +
 +
Jensen writes for popular media, both alternative and corporate.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110612110345/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/articles.html </ref> His opinion and analytic pieces on such subjects as [[foreign policy]], politics, and race have appeared in papers around the U.S. He also is involved in a number of activist groups, including the Third Coast Activist Resource Center.<ref>http://www.thirdcoastactivist.org/nuclear-threats-at-home-and-abroad/ </ref>
 +
 +
He also sits on the editorial board of the [[academic journal]] ''[[Sexualization, Media, and Society]]''.<ref>https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/sexualization-media-society/journal202355#editorial-board</ref>
 +
 +
===9/11 opinion piece===
 +
Jensen wrote an opinion piece for the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' on September 14, 2001, shortly after the [[September 11th terrorist attacks]].<ref name=Houston_Chronicle> https://web.archive.org/web/20151018091758/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/attack1.htm</ref> In the piece, Jensen wrote that the September 11th terrorist attacks were "reprehensible and indefensible" but "no more despicable than the massive acts of terrorism – the deliberate killing of civilians for political purposes – that the U.S. government has committed during my lifetime."<ref name=Houston_Chronicle />
 +
 +
Jensen's piece drew both praise and criticism. Some individuals demanded that The University of Texas fire Jensen. In response, University of Texas President [[Larry Faulkner]] wrote in a letter to the editor published in the Houston Chronicle that he was "disgusted by Jensen's article" and called Jensen "a fountain of undiluted foolishness on issues of public policy."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163401/http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2001-09-28/83161/</ref>
 +
 +
=== Views on transgender identity ===
 +
In early July 2014, MonkeyWrench Books collective cut all ties with Jensen over his article reviewing two feminist books that critiqued transgender identity.<ref name=MonkeyWrench_Books>http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6cd8e997251fc0b0a88b19ea2&id=a48679cee3&e=1ca6c3321c</ref> These books were [[Sheila Jeffreys]]' ''Gender Hurts: A Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Transgenderism'' and [[Michael Schwalbe]]'s ''Manhood Acts: Gender and the Practices of Domination''. In the review published by ''Dissident Voice'', Jensen concluded that, "On the surface, transgenderism may seem to be a more revolutionary approach, but radical feminism offers a deeper critique of the domination/subordination dynamic at the heart of patriarchy and a more promising path to liberation"<ref>http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/06/some-basic-propositions-about-sex-gender-and-patriarchy/</ref> which they felt "contributes to a dangerous culture of transphobia".<ref name=MonkeyWrench_Books /> In addition, Dexter M. Thomas wrote a rebuttal which was also published by ''Dissident Voice''.<ref>http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/06/gender-and-sexual-diversity/ </ref> Jensen responded by writing a follow-up article which elaborated on his views on the ecological and social implications of what he terms "trans ideology".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170724062046/http://dissidentvoice.org:80/2014/09/ecological-and-social-implications-of-trans-and-climate-change/ </ref>
 +
 +
== Personal life ==
 +
Jensen identifies as a radical Christian who rejects the supernatural claims of Christian orthodoxy.<ref>http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/confession/the-inquisition/</ref>  Jensen is married to musician [[Eliza Gilkyson]].<ref> http://www.edibleaustin.com/index.php/people2/celebrities/936-eliza-gilkyson</ref>
 +
 +
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
{{SMWDocs}}
−
{{AuthorQuotes}}
 
−
{{SMWDocSection
 
−
|expression= [[Has objectClass::Quotation]]
 
−
|caption_singular= A Quote by {{PAGENAME}}
 
−
|caption_plural= Quotes by {{PAGENAME}}
 
−
|mainlabel = Title
 
−
}}
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}
−
{{Stub}}
+
{{PageCredit
 +
|site=Wikipedia
 +
|date=07.07.2022
 +
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jensen
 +
}}

Latest revision as of 12:52, 13 September 2024

Person.png Robert Jensen   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(academic)
Robert Jensen.jpg
BornRobert William Jensen
July 14, 1958
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
SpouseEliza Gilkyson
Member ofAmerican Herald Tribune
Critic of war, pornography and "transgender ideology".

Employment.png Professor of journalism

In office
2018 - 1992
EmployerUniversity of Texas at Austin
Critic of war, pornography and "transgender ideology".

Robert William Jensen [1] is a former professor of journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. From 1992 to 2018 he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in media law, ethics, and politics.

He has focused much of his work on the critique of pornography and of masculinity, developed in his 2017 book, The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men. He also has written about white privilege and institutional racism.

Background

Jensen grew up in Fargo, North Dakota.[2]

In 1981, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University, Moorhead), and in 1985, he received a Master of Arts degree in journalism and public affairs from American University. In 1992 he completed his Ph.D. in media law and ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota.

Career and activism

Prior to his academic career, he worked as a reporter and copy editor for several newspapers, including the St. Petersburg Times and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.[3]

Jensen writes for popular media, both alternative and corporate.[4] His opinion and analytic pieces on such subjects as foreign policy, politics, and race have appeared in papers around the U.S. He also is involved in a number of activist groups, including the Third Coast Activist Resource Center.[5]

He also sits on the editorial board of the academic journal Sexualization, Media, and Society.[6]

9/11 opinion piece

Jensen wrote an opinion piece for the Houston Chronicle on September 14, 2001, shortly after the September 11th terrorist attacks.[7] In the piece, Jensen wrote that the September 11th terrorist attacks were "reprehensible and indefensible" but "no more despicable than the massive acts of terrorism – the deliberate killing of civilians for political purposes – that the U.S. government has committed during my lifetime."[7]

Jensen's piece drew both praise and criticism. Some individuals demanded that The University of Texas fire Jensen. In response, University of Texas President Larry Faulkner wrote in a letter to the editor published in the Houston Chronicle that he was "disgusted by Jensen's article" and called Jensen "a fountain of undiluted foolishness on issues of public policy."[8]

Views on transgender identity

In early July 2014, MonkeyWrench Books collective cut all ties with Jensen over his article reviewing two feminist books that critiqued transgender identity.[9] These books were Sheila Jeffreys' Gender Hurts: A Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Transgenderism and Michael Schwalbe's Manhood Acts: Gender and the Practices of Domination. In the review published by Dissident Voice, Jensen concluded that, "On the surface, transgenderism may seem to be a more revolutionary approach, but radical feminism offers a deeper critique of the domination/subordination dynamic at the heart of patriarchy and a more promising path to liberation"[10] which they felt "contributes to a dangerous culture of transphobia".[9] In addition, Dexter M. Thomas wrote a rebuttal which was also published by Dissident Voice.[11] Jensen responded by writing a follow-up article which elaborated on his views on the ecological and social implications of what he terms "trans ideology".[12]

Personal life

Jensen identifies as a radical Christian who rejects the supernatural claims of Christian orthodoxy.[13] Jensen is married to musician Eliza Gilkyson.[14]


 

A Quote by Robert Jensen

PageQuoteSource
Hierarchy“I think one of the most important intellectual tasks today is to break through this assumption that hierarchies are natural, they're inevitable, that there's not much you can do to change them, and to reclaim that deeper spirit of an egalitarian quest for a more equal world in which in fact the dignity of all people can be achieved.”Unwelcome Guests
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References

  1. ↑ http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95055442.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110612133025/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/whiteprivilege.htm
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110515122022/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/%7Erjensen/vita.htm
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110612110345/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/articles.html
  5. ↑ http://www.thirdcoastactivist.org/nuclear-threats-at-home-and-abroad/
  6. ↑ https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/sexualization-media-society/journal202355#editorial-board
  7. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20151018091758/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/attack1.htm
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163401/http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2001-09-28/83161/
  9. ↑ a b http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6cd8e997251fc0b0a88b19ea2&id=a48679cee3&e=1ca6c3321c
  10. ↑ http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/06/some-basic-propositions-about-sex-gender-and-patriarchy/
  11. ↑ http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/06/gender-and-sexual-diversity/
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170724062046/http://dissidentvoice.org:80/2014/09/ecological-and-social-implications-of-trans-and-climate-change/
  13. ↑ http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/confession/the-inquisition/
  14. ↑ http://www.edibleaustin.com/index.php/people2/celebrities/936-eliza-gilkyson
Wikipedia.png This page imported content from Wikipedia on 07.07.2022.
Wikipedia is not affiliated with Wikispooks.   Original page source here
Retrieved from "https://wikispooks.com/w/index.php?title=Robert_Jensen&oldid=283589"