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SUMMARY:The Sawyer Seminar Series: Birthing the Nation presents a Digital Semina
r: Annie Kelly
DESCRIPTION:\n“From Mancaves to Mainstream: The Evolution of the Manosph
ere”\n\nThe manosphere – a term for the network of blogs and forums whic
h focused on masculinity\, men’s rights\, and antifeminism – used to reg
ard itself as a niche community. Users considered themselves to be part
of a select few who were willing to “take the red pill” and open their e
yes to the ugly truth about female nature. For many\, this would be the
first step to engaging with further forbidden knowledge – about religion
\, race\, and modernity itself.\n\nAs the network moved to social media\
, however\, influencers espousing certain “red pill truths” began to ama
ss followings that their predecessors could never have dreamed of. Manos
phere terms like “alpha”\, “Chad”\, and “red pill” became casual interne
t slang. The manosphere has undoubtedly gone mainstream\, to the point t
hat even talking about it as a separate sphere to the wider internet fee
ls archaic. But what effect has this had on the subculture itself\, and
its relationship with the online far right?\n\nAnnie Kelly is a journali
st and researcher specializing in anti-feminist and far-right digital cu
ltures. She is the UK correspondent for the QAA Podcast.\n\nPlease reach
out to Hazel Velasco Palacios hgv5008@psu.edu if you have any questions
about the event or need accommodations.\n\nThis event is supported by t
he Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminar Program and cosponsored by the Dep
artment of Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies\, and the Humanities
Institute.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/sawyer-
seminar-annie-kelly/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“From M
ancaves to Mainstream: The Evolution of the Manosphere”
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he manosphere – a term for the network of blogs and forums which focused
on masculinity, men’s rights, and antifeminism – used to regard itself
as a niche community. Users considered themselves to be part of a select
few who were willing to “take the red pill” and open their eyes to the
ugly truth about female nature. For many, this would be the first step t
o engaging with further forbidden knowledge – about religion, race, and
modernity itself.
As the network moved to social media, however, i
nfluencers espousing certain “red pill truths” began to amass followings
that their predecessors could never have dreamed of. Manosphere terms l
ike “alpha”, “Chad”, and “red pill” became casual internet slang. The ma
nosphere has undoubtedly gone mainstream, to the point that even talking
about it as a separate sphere to the wider internet feels archaic. But
what effect has this had on the subculture itself, and its relationship
with the online far right?
Annie Kelly is a journ
alist and researcher specializing in anti-feminist and far-right digital
cultures. She is the UK correspondent for the QAA Podcast.
Please reach out to Hazel Velasco Palacios hgv5008@psu.edu if you hav
e any questions about the event or need accommodations.
This event
is supported by the Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminar Program and cosp
onsored by the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and
the Humanities Institute.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.e
du/event/sawyer-seminar-annie-kelly/
URL:https://sites.psu.edu/birthingthenation/calendar_event/from-mancaves-to-
mainstream-the-evolution-of-the-manosphere-a-digital-sawyer-with-annie-k
elly/
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