Jackson Katz

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Jackson T. Katz
Born (1960-05-07) May 7, 1960 (age 65)
Alma mater University of Massachusetts Amherst, Harvard University (Ed.M.)
University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.)
SpouseShelley Eriksen [1]
Website http://www.jacksonkatz.com

Jackson T. Katz (born May 7, 1960) is an American educator, filmmaker, and author. Katz's work centers on violence, media, masculinities, and media literacy. [2] [3] He has created a gender violence prevention and education program, "Mentors in Violence Prevention", which is used by the U.S. military and sports organizations. [4] [5] [6] He has made several documentaries on the representation of men and women in media. [7]

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Early life and education

Katz is a former high school football player from Swampscott, Massachusetts. [8] [9] The first man to minor in women's studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, [1] Katz holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in cultural studies and education from UCLA, where he studied with Douglas Kellner. [10] [ failed verification ]

Work

From 1988 to 1998, Katz oversaw Real Men, a grass-roots organization against sexism in Boston. [11] [12]

Katz co-founded Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) in 1993 at Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society. [5] [13] MVP has been implemented by college athletic programs, professional teams such as the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox, NASCAR, and the United States Marine Corps. [14] [15] His company, MVP Strategies, distributes gender violence prevention training materials to U.S. school districts, municipalities, human service programs, corporations, law enforcement agencies, and military services. [16] Katz has appeared on "Good Morning America," "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "ABC News 20/20." [17] [18] [19] In March 2000, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen appointed him to the U.S. Secretary of Defense's Task Force on Domestic Violence in the Military, [20] where he served from 2000-2003. [21] [22]

Katz advocates for a bystander intervention approach to preventing violence and bullying, including school bullying. [13] Instead of focusing on women as victims and men as perpetrators of harassment, abuse or violence, the bystander approach concentrates on the role of peers in schools, groups, teams, workplaces and other social units. [23] [24]

Documentaries

Katz is the creator of educational videos for high school and college students produced and distributed through the Media Education Foundation:

He is also featured in such documentaries as Byron Hurt's Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2007), Thomas Keith's Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture (2008), and Jennifer Siebel Newsom's Miss Representation (2011).

References

  1. 1 2 Gordon, Ronni (April 17, 2007). "UMass grad, 3 others lauded The Republican". The Republican . p. E02.
  2. Barrett, Damian (8 June 2006). "CEOs meet on abuse". Herald Sun . p. 90.
  3. Reintjes, Stephanie (15 May 2007). "WCI welcomes an international icon; Woodstock Collegiate Institute". Woodstock Sentinel-Review. p. 7.
  4. Wood, Julia T. (2008). "The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Men's Movements in America" (PDF). Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture (8th ed.). Belmont, Calif.: Cengage Learning. pp. 82–103. ISBN   978-1-4282-2995-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-25.
  5. 1 2 Gatz, Margaret; Messner, Michael A.; Ball-Rokeach, Sandra, eds. (2002). Paradoxes of Youth and Sport. Albany: State University of New York. p. 243. ISBN   978-0-7914-5323-0.
  6. Koenig, Seth (January 9, 2013). "Student-athletes learn to be leaders in promoting respectful, nonviolent behavior". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  7. "Noted male activist will speak about 'The Macho Paradox'". Pennsylvania State University . November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  8. Robb, Christina (17 October 1990). "Sharing the burden of abuse; Men take steps against male violence". The Boston Globe . p. 81 City Edition. Retrieved 11 September 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Donnis, Ian (27 October 1996). "MVP program encourages men to join the battle; Athletes targeted as role models". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. p. A2.
  10. Mitchell, Larry (November 14, 2009). "Speaker at Chico State says violence, culture may be linked". Chico Enterprise-Record . Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  11. Chuang, Angie (April 14, 1999). "At Annual March, Women Recount Horrors Of Rape". Hartford Courant . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  12. Olkowski, Leigh A. (March 23, 1993). "Former athlete targets women's issues". Ludington Daily News. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  13. 1 2 Cornblatt, Johannah (October 30, 2009). "Bystanders No More: Teaching Kids to Respond to Violent Crime". Newsweek Online. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  14. "Red Sox campaign against violence". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . January 11, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  15. Diaz, George (January 3, 2003). "Athletes Face Scrutiny For Violence". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  16. Kremer, Lisa (April 20, 2004). "Domestic violence expert says men must 'step up' to prevent abuse". The News Tribune . p. E01. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  17. Winfrey, Oprah (23 September 2002), Be a man; guests discuss what it's like to be a man in today's world, Chicago, IL: Harpo, Inc.
  18. Robert, Deborah (20 November 1997), Crossing the line | ABC News, 20/20, Pensacola, FL: Pensacola News Journal, p. 7A
  19. O’Connor, Mike (8 June 2007), Lecturer Jackson Katz brings gender violence prevention message to NASP | ABC News, 20/20
  20. New Defense Department domestic violence task force conducts an extensive program review.
  21. Archived 2006-08-14 at the Wayback Machine Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence, Third year report 2003.
  22. Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence, Third Year Report (II ed.), Arlington, Virginia: Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence, 2003
  23. Katz 2006, p. 116.
  24. Katz 1995, p. 165.
  25. "Selected DVD's & Videos for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association. 15 March 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

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