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Join us on Thursday 17th August 2023 for this month's TASA Thursday Webinar titled: The (de-)radical(-ising) potential of r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill.

The growth of the online ‘manosphere’ has raised significant concerns regarding the movement’s highly misogynistic discourses and related lone offender attacks perpetrated by incels.

Presented by Joshua Thorburn, this webinar will explore a digital ethnography approach to examine r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill, two forums dedicated to assisting individuals leave the manosphere. Utilizing a gendered perspective, this discussion will delve into narratives from these forums to engage with theoretical debates on the conceptual need to recognize masculine agency.

Key focus areas of this discussion will include exploring the radicalization and deradicalization processes, along with examination of narratives from individuals who use these subreddits to divert from joining the manosphere.