Nov. 15: “Redefining Masculinity: A Cultural Perspective”

News Story categories: Cultural Arts

Randolph-Macon College will host Tayo Rockson, who will present “Redefining Masculinity: A Cultural Perspective” on November 15, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Blackwell Auditorium, RMC Center for the Performing Arts (205 Henry St.). This event is free and open to the public. Map and Directions

Tayo Rockson
Raised in Nigeria, Sweden, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and the United States, Rockson is a speaker, consultant, and media personality who runs UYD (Use Your Difference) Management, a leadership and consulting firm that helps organizations incorporate sustainable diversity and inclusion practices.

In his talk, Rockson will discuss what it means to be a man in the age of #MeToo, incels and toxic masculinity.

Rockson hosts the number-one cross-cultural podcast in the world, “As Told by Nomads,” and has spoken at TEDx, the World Bank, and the United Nations Foundation. His work has been featured in NowThis News, Forbes, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Among Worlds Magazine, and Global Living Magazine.

This event is sponsored by the Office of International Education; the EDGE Center for Career Development ; the Office of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs; the Department of Sociology & Anthropology; the Department of Criminology; the Education Department; and the Committee on Assemblies and Special Events (CASE).