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Robert Bly, 1982-1993

 File — Box: 134, Folder: 9

Scope and Contents

Robert Bly & Iron John: Bly romanticizes history, trivializes sexist oppression and lays the blame for men’s “grief” on women by Fred Pelka, On the Issues, Summer, 1991, pp. 17 – 19; The Codependent Cinderella and Iron John by Marianne Walters, Networker, March/April, 1993; The Courage to be a MEN BY Ellis E. Conklin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 16, 1990, pp. C1 & C6; Day for Men with Robert Bly and Michael Meade: My Impressions by Roy Martens, Men Talk: Twin City Men’s Center News, Summer/Fall 1989, p. 3: copy of brochure for A Day for Men with Robert Bly and Michael Meade for Feb. 16, 1991 at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA; The Men’s Movement by Julie Garner, Eastsideweek, Feb. 27, 1991, pp. 13 – 18; Men’s Movement Marching to Beat of His Drum by Emmett Watson (no citation); The Charismatic Men’s Movement: Warrior Wannabes, Unconscious Deals, and Psychology Booty by Carol Bly, OMNI, March 1992, p. 6 (Carol Bly is Robert Bly’s former wife); The Trouble with Robert Bly by Jason Cromwell with cover letter to Kenneth Clatterbaugh; What Men Really Want: A New Age Interview with Robert Bly by Keith Thompson, New Age Journal, May 1982, pp. 30 – 51(This is the landmark interview that started much of the discussion about Bly and the Mythopoetic branch of the contemporary men’s movement); Understanding Feminist Objections to Robert Bly by David A. Ault and Bly’s reply, Seattle Men, Nov. 1991, pp. 2 & 4;Where Are Women & Men today? Robert Bly & Deborah Tannen in Conversation, New Age Journal, Jan/Feb 1992, pp. 28 – 33 & 92 – 97; Article in response to Trip Gabriel’s article Call of the Wild Man in the NY Times, Oct. 14, 1990, Yoga journal, May/June 1991, pp. 48 – 53 & 93 – 94; and Misc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982-1993

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research except for documents bound by a red ribbon, which are restricted.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: approximately 292 Linear Feet (292 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Also see Shaner-Ault archive.

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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