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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather are lead by an article in USA Today to overthink the phenomenon of &#8220;Boot Camps&#8221; for men seeking to &#8220;reclaim their masculinity.&#8221; They wonder what that might mean and why someone might want to do it, and try to situate such experiences in the continuum of retreats, adventures, and corporate off-sites.


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<h2>Further Reading</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/men-are-going-to-brutal-boot-camps-to-reclaim-their-masculinity-how-did-we-get-here/ar-BB1h4tV8">&#8220;Men are going to brutal boot camps to reclaim their masculinity. How did we get here?&#8221;</a> by Charles Trepany (USA Today)</li>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sea-state-a-memoir-tabitha-lasley/17805311">Sea State</a> by Tabatha Lasley</li>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/knowing-what-we-know-the-transmission-of-knowledge-from-ancient-wisdom-to-modern-magic-simon-winchester/19021689">Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic</a> by Simon Winchester</li>
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