1. Books (Non-fiction)

    Community Power and Grass-roots Democracy: The Transformation of Social Life (co-edited with Haroldo Dilla).
    London: Zed Books, 1997
    Includes Kaufman’s two chapters: “Community Power, Grass-Roots Democracy, and the Transformation of Social Life,”and “Differential Participation: Men, Women and Popular Power.”

    Theorizing Masculinities, (co-edited with Harry Brod).
    Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.
    In addition to our introduction, this volume includes Kaufman’s two essays: “Men, Feminism, and Men’s Contradictory Experiences of Power,” (pp. 142-164), and, with Michael S. Kimmel, “Weekend Warriors: The New Men’s Movement,” (pp. 259-288).

    Cracking the Armor: Power, Pain, and the Lives of Men.
    Toronto: Vintage Books, 1993, Penguin paperback, 1994.

    Hombres: Poder, Placer, y Cambio.
    Santo Domingo: CIPAF, 1989.
    Includes two previously published essays and a new introductory essay.

    Beyond Patriarchy. Essays by Men on Pleasure, Power, and Change, (editor).
    Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1987.
    Kaufman contributed the “Introduction” and two chapters:”The Construction of Masculinity and the Triad of Men’s Violence” (pp. 1-29) and, with Gad Horowitz, “Male Sexuality: Towards a Theory of Liberation” (pp. 81-102).

    Jamaica Under Manley. Dilemmas of Socialism and Democracy.
    London: Zed Press; Toronto: Between the Lines; and Westport: Lawrence Hill, 1985.

  2. Novels

    The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars.
    Toronto: Penguin/Viking Canada. (1999)

  3. Chapters in books

    “Red Light, Green Light: A More Effective Approach to Preventing and Responding Productively to Workplace Harassment,” in Understanding and Preventing Workplace Discrimination,” v.2, Edited by Michele A Paludi, Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2011.

    “The White Ribbon Campaign: Involving Men and Boys in Ending Global Violence Against Women,” in A Man’s World? Changing Men’s Practices in a Globalized World, edited by Bob Pease, London: Zed Books, 2002.

    “Men, Feminism and Men’s Contradictory Experiences of Power,” in Men and Power, edited by Joseph A. Kuypers. Halifax: Fernwood Books, 1999.

    “The Construction of Masculinity and the Triad of Men’s Violence.” In Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Jessica Schiffman and Laura L O’Toole. New York University Press, 1996.
    and in Men’s Lives, (Fourth edition), edited by Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1997. (Also in second and third edition)
    and translated into “German as Die Construktion von Männlichkeit und die Triade männlicher Gewalt,” in Kritishce Männerforschung: Neue Ansätze in der Geschlechteretheorie, edited by BauSteineMänner. Berlin: Argument-Sonderband, 1996.

    “Los hombres, el feminismo y las experiencias contradictorias del poder entre los hombres.” In Genero e identidad. Ensayos sobre lo feminino y lo masculino. Edited by Luz G. Arango, Magdalena León, and MaraViveros. Bogota: Tercer Mundo, 1995.
    and in a revised form, as “Las experiences contradictorias del poder entre los hombres.” In Masculinidad/es. Poder y crisis, edited by Teresa Valdes y Jose Olavarria. Ediciones de las Jujeres No. 23. Santiago: Isis International and FLACSO-Chile.

    “Weekend Warriors: The New Men’s Movement,” with Michael S. Kimmel. In The Politics of Manhood, edited by Michael S. Kimmel. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1995.
    and in Women, Men, and Gender: Ongoing Debates, edited by Mary Ross. Hartford: Yale University Press, 1996.

    “Economic, Political and Social Dimensions of Human Rights in the Caribbean.” In Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, edited by Peter Blanchard and Peter Landstreet. Toronto: Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 1989.

    “Male Sexuality: Toward a Theory of Liberation,” (with Gad Horowitz). In Sociology of the Family, edited by Bonnie Fox, Canadian Scholars Press, 1988.

    “Democracy and Social Transformation in Jamaica.” In The Western Hemisphere in the World Crisis, edited by John Holmes and Colin Leys. Toronto: Between the Lines, l987.

    “The Dilemma of Democracy and the Transition to Socialism: Some Thoughts on Jamaica, 1972-1980.” In Latin America and the Caribbean: Geopolitics, Development and Culture, edited by Arch R.M.Ritter. Ottawa: Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 1984.

  4. Articles in refereed journals

    “Las experiences contradictorias del poder entre los hombres,” in Masculinidad/es. Poder y Crisis. Ediciones de Las Mujeres, n.24 (Junio 1997). Edited by Teresa Valdés and José Olavarría. (Santiago: Isis Internacional y FLACSO Chile, 1997.)

    “The New Men’s Movement: Retreat and Regression with America’s Weekend Warriors,” with Michael S. Kimmel. Feminist Issues, v. 13, n.2 (Fall 1993), pp. 3-22.

    “Men’s Violence: A Conversation,” (with Eimear O’Neill). Canadian Women’s Studies, v. 11, n. 4 (Summer 1991), pp. 28-31.

    “A Framework for Research on Men and Masculinity.” Men Studies Review, v. 7, n. 3 (Summer 1990), pp. 14-19.
    Also published in Japanese in Nichibei Josei Journal, n.9 (February/March, 1991), pp. 72-82.

    “Democracy and Social Transformation in Jamaica.” Social and Economic Studies, v. 37, n. 3 (Sept. 1988), pp.45-73.

    “The Internationalization of Canadian Bank Capital. (With a Look at the Caribbean and Central America.)” The Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 19 n. 4 (Winter 1984-85).

    “Los bancos comerciales canadienses. Un enfoque sobre el Caribe y Centroamerica.” El Caribe Contemporaneo, (Journal of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico), Numero 7 (Octubre de 1983).

    “Contradictions of Semi-Colonialism and the ‘New International Economic Order’.” The Journal of Social Studies (University of Dacca),No. 14 (October 1981), pp.37-53.

  5. Articles in other professional journals and magazines

    “Building a Movement of Men Working to End Violence Against Women,” in Development (Society for International Development), v. 44 n.3 (September 2001),

    “The 6 P’s of Men’s Violence,” in Men and Violence (The International Association for Studies of Men), v. 6. n.2 (June 1999), pp. 6-9.

    “Better Fathering Will Help End Violence,” (in Finnish) in Pelastakaa Lapset. (Summer 1998)

    “Working With Young Men to End Sexism,” Orbit (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education), (v.28, n.1, 1997), pp. 16-18.

    “The Media and the White Ribbon Campaign,” (in French and English), Media Watch Bulletin, v. 5 n.3 (Fall 1992), p. 5-8.

    “Retreat for the Future: An Anti-Sexist Workshop for High Schoolers,” with M. Novogrodsky, D. Holland, M. Wells. Our Schools/Our Selves, v. 3 n.4 (#23) (April 1992), pp. 67-88.

    “La Paradoja Del Poder,” Quehaceres, (Santo Domingo), v. 9, n. 10 (Octubre 1989), pp. 1-9.

    “An Interview with Michael Kaufman on men and masculinity,” in Connection (The Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse) v. 1. n. 1 (Summer 1992), pp. 8-11.

    “Jamaica: Reading the Lips of Michael Manley,” Canadian Dimension, V. 23 N. 3, April/May 1989, pp. 37-38.

    “Women and Caribbean Integration,” with G. Morgan. Rikka, volume VII, no. 1 (Spring 1980), pp. 20-22.

  6. Working papers

    “Differential Participation: Men, Women and Popular Power,” Organizations of Community Power Working Paper, March 1991. (Published in Spanish and English)

    “Methodological Issues and Research Questions for Studying Differential Participation,” with Magaly Pineda, Director, CIPAF, Santo Domingo. (In English and Spanish). Organizations of Community Power Working Paper, November 1988.

    “Research Problems: Objectives, Focus and Issues,” with Jonathan Barker, Univ. of Toronto. Organizations of Community Power Working Paper, November 1988.

    “Research Goals, Design, Planning, and Organization.” Organizations of Community Power Working Paper, Fall 1987

    “Research Issues, Goals, and Questions for Analysis.” Organizations of Community Power Working Paper, Fall 1987

  7. Educational materials

    Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education and Training. Principle writer (on behalf of the Toronto District Education Board and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) for a resource kit for elementary school teachers on violence as it effects the lives of children. (1998)

    White Ribbon Campaign, “Student Action Kit,” with K. ffoliat and K. Morrison, 1994. (Contains introductory materials relating to violence against women, exercises, class-room activities), 120 pp.

    White Ribbon Campaign, “Healthy Relationships Kit,” with K. ffoliat and K. Morrison, 1994. (Activities, exercises, and explanatory materials on building healthy relationships)

    “Teacher’s and Facilitator’s Guide,” Parallel Retreat on Gender Issues. With D. Holland. Toronto Board of Education. 1994, 1993, 1992, and 1991 (50 pp. on average).

    “A Guide to Facilitation,” Spring 1994. First prepared for a series of workshops for teachers at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology.

    “Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association, “Patriarchy: The Challenge,” Fact Sheet, 1988. (Not published.)

  8. Newspaper opinion articles, editorials, radio commentaries and documentaries

    “An Open Letter to the People of Jonesboro”, The Oregonian April 3, 1998 (and in other newspapers.)

    “Women No Longer Speaking Alone Against Violence,” Toronto Star, Nov. 28,1997.

    “The Rediscovery of Fatherhood: From Patriarch to Caregiver,” Toronto Star, June 18, 1993.

    “International Women’s Day: The Case for Men to Join the Celebration,” Vancouver Sun, March 8, 1993.

    “The Ball is in the Men’s Court,” The Varsity and other campus papers across Canada, March 1, 1993.

    “New Rape Law Good For Men Too,” Montreal Gazette, June 10 1992; Toronto Star, June 8, 1992; Vancouver Sun, June 11, 1992.

    “Ending Violence Against Women is a ‘Men’s Issue’” (with Judy Rebick), Toronto Star, Dec. 5, 1991 (op-ed), Winnipeg Free Press, Dec. 6, 1991.

    “Men Must Abandon Notion They are Violent by Nature,” Toronto Star, Nov. 30, 1991.

    “Being a Man Doesn’t Have to be a Struggle,” Toronto Star, Nov. Sept. 21, 1991.

    “A Letter to Marc Lepine,” Toronto Star, December 6, 1990.

    “Haiti: Hope for Democracy,” Globe and Mail (Toronto), March 14, 1990.

    “Men’s Rights: No More Control,” Globe and Mail, August 10, 1989.

    “Manley Returns,” The Nation, March 6, 1989 (editorial).

    “The Re-election of Michael Manley,” CBC Commentary, Feb. 14, 1989.

    “What’s in Store for Jamaica?,” Portland Oregonian (and syndicated to other papers) Feb. 1989.

    “Twenty-year Fight Shaped Male Stance,” Now, Feb. 4-10, 1988.

    “Jamaica: What Happened to the Magic?” The Nation, Dec. 27, 1986 – January 2, 1987 (editorial).

    “The Death of Guyana’s Forbes Burnham,” CBC Sunday Morning, August 11, 1985.

    “A Troubled Region Hosts the Pope,” Macleans’s Magazine, March 7, 1983.

    “Jamaica and the Non-Election of 1984,” CBC Sunday Morning, December 18, 1983.

    “Jamaica Still Isn’t Making It,” New York Times, September 8, 1982 reprinted in The Jamaica Gleaner, September 24, 1982 & The Trinidad Express, September 24, 1982.

    “Jamaica Since the Election of Edward Seaga,” C.B.C. Sunday Morning, September 12, 1982.

    Plus numerous articles relating to computer and technology, and to travel published in the Globe and Mail and other publications, 1995 – 1996.

  9. Statements for popular education

    “No Joy in Violent Toys,” White Ribbon Campaign, Fall 1994

    “Rethinking Fatherhood Will Help End Men’s Violence,” White Ribbon Campaign, June 1994

    “What Every Man Can Do to Help End Men’s Violence Against Women,” White Ribbon Campaign, 1994, revised 1995

    “White Ribbon Campaign, founding statement,” Fall 1991

    “Men for Women’s Choice, founding statement,” Summer 1989

 

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