Profs and Pints  presents: “Be a Man,” on the history of American efforts to define masculinity, with Luxx Mishou, cultural historian and former instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy and area community colleges.

There has never been just one way to “be a man,” but there sure have been plenty of attempts to convince men and boys that such a single definition exists.

Throw on your work boots, roll up your sleeves, and get ready to strut confidently into Sterling’s Crooked Run Fermentation for a fascinating look at our nation’s shifting visions of manhood and what they tell us about ourselves.

Dr. Mishou, whose engaging previous talks have earned her a considerable following among Profs and Pints fans, will start by looking at colonial times and the conventions of masculinity that we inherited from Europe. She’ll discuss how in the lead-up to the American Revolution people here began articulating a new…