BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13961-d37a5c30efd3365139001228cdad1e99@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260414T090736Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T110000 SUMMARY:The Sawyer Seminar Series: Birthing the Nation presents a Digital Semina r: Katrine Fangen DESCRIPTION:\n"The role of gender in violent extremism"\n\nThis chapter explores the multifaceted role of gender within extremist ideologies and examines manifestations of masculinity\, femininity\, and misogyny in v arious extremist contexts. It shows how different scholarly approaches e xplain the ways in which gendered narratives shape recruitment\, radical ization\, and participation in extremist activities. Different explanati ons of male violence emphasizing the socio-cultural construction of masc ulinity within extremist milieus is discussed and the notion of the “man osphere” and its subcultures like incels is introduced thereby showing h ow online spaces foster misogynistic ideologies that can escalate into v iolence. Furthermore\, the roles women play within extremist groups\, fr om active participation in violence to providing crucial support functio ns are also highlighted. Finally\, the implications of gender dynamics f or prevention efforts are discussed Ultimately\, the chapter advocates f or a nuanced understanding of gender dynamics to inform more effective p revention strategies and policymaking in the fight against violent extre mism.\n\nKatrine Fangen is a professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo and serves as t he thematic leader for ‘Gender and Extremism’ and ‘Ideology and Identity ’ research areas at C-REX. She has authored numerous articles and books on the far right\, drawing from fieldwork conducted within the far-right extremist scene in the 1990s\, as well as from qualitative interviews a nd digital data concerning the contemporary far right. Her work also cov ers topics such as nationalism and national identity\, right-wing populi sm\, migration\, and qualitative research methodology.\n\nPlease reach o ut to Hazel Velasco Palacios hgv5008@psu.edu if you have any questions a bout the event or need accommodations.\n\n \;\n\nFor more details: h ttps://events.la.psu.edu/event/sawyer-seminar-series-katrine-fangen-2/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

"The ro le of gender in violent extremism"

This chapter explores the multifaceted role of gender within extremist ideologies and examines manifestations of masculinity, femininity, and misogyny in various extr emist contexts. It shows how different scholarly approaches explain the ways in which gendered narratives shape recruitment, radicalization, and participation in extremist activities. Different explanations of male v iolence emphasizing the socio-cultural construction of masculinity withi n extremist milieus is discussed and the notion of the “manosphere” and its subcultures like incels is introduced thereby showing how online spa ces foster misogynistic ideologies that can escalate into violence. Furt hermore, the roles women play within extremist groups, from active parti cipation in violence to providing crucial support functions are also hig hlighted. Finally, the implications of gender dynamics for prevention ef forts are discussed Ultimately, the chapter advocates for a nuanced unde rstanding of gender dynamics to inform more effective prevention strateg ies and policymaking in the fight against violent extremism.

Katrine Fangen is a professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo and serves a s the thematic leader for ‘Gender and Extremism’ and ‘Ideology and Ident ity’ research areas at C-REX. She has authored numerous articles and boo ks on the far right, drawing from fieldwork conducted within the far-rig ht extremist scene in the 1990s, as well as from qualitative interviews and digital data concerning the contemporary far right. Her work also co vers topics such as nationalism and national identity, right-wing populi sm, migration, and qualitative research methodology.

Please reach out to Hazel Velasco Palacios hgv5008@psu.edu if you have any questions about the event or need accommodations.

 

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