Nonprofit supporting a transnational network of fellows and mentees conducting research on misogyny and its intersections with other forms of supremacist ideology and violence. Visit us at theirms.org. Email: contact@theirms.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mukk7f3kin2s📃New Article by IRMS Fellow Catherine Baker: "Is the Far-Right Anti-Science? Metapolitics and Struggles for Epistemic Authority" is an examination of how the far-right engages in selective attacks and appropriation of science. Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02691728.2026.269719002 Sep 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukk7f3kin2shttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mtxdq5ich624New chapter: In “On the outside always lurking in” IRMS fellow Allysa Czerwinsky reflects on years spent searching misogynistic incel forums as an openly queer woman. 🔗https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003671619-48/outside-always-lurking-allysa-czerwinsky26 Aug 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxdq5ich624https://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mttgh4sbqt2yNew Article: “From the Ground Up: Citizen-Led Counterspeech Against Male Supremacism on Reddit” by Allysa Czerwinski analyzes how everyday Reddit users push back against manosphere ideology. 🔗Read the article here: https://gnet-research.org/2026/08/07/from-the-ground-up-citizen-led-counterspeech-against-male-supremacism-on-reddit/24 Aug 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttgh4sbqt2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mt4yifsuxt2cNew book from IRMS Fellows Hannah Stiverson & Meredith Pruden: Banal Fascism Online: Weaponizing the "Everyday" for Extreme Ends, a new framework for understanding fascism as it operates online. Essential for anyone concerned about the fragility of liberal democracy. tinyurl.com/mryb56na15 Aug 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4yifsuxt2chttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mst7x5kydf2eCheck out the recently published article by IRMS fellow Lisa Sugiura on drug-facilitated rape here: https://theconversation.com/since-gisele-pelicot-more-global-networks-of-drug-facilitated-rape-have-been-revealed-heres-what-that-tells-us-28791611 Aug 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst7x5kydf2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3msqvc54y6g2e📢 LAST CALL to register for the Intro to Male Supremacism course: Discussion sections are scheduled for Tuesdays at either 1pm ET/17:00 GMT or 8pm ET/00:00 GMT. First session: Aug 11, after which enrollment closes. Register here: https://www.theirms.org/course-registration10 Aug 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqvc54y6g2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mske3m3ob22v📢 A few days left to register for the Intro to Male Supremacism course: Discussion sections are scheduled for Tuesdays at either 1pm ET/17:00 GMT or 8pm ET/00:00 GMT. First session: Aug 11, after which enrollment closes. Register here: https://www.theirms.org/course-registration08 Aug 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mske3m3ob22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mrqbdxntwc2wRegistration is almost full for the morning PT / evening GMT discussion section! We're excited to see so many people joining us from Europe. We still have plenty of space in the section that will meet after business hours in the U.S., morning across Middle East, Asian, and Australian time zones. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqbdxntwc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mrkakxd3b32qIRMS preconference at ASA 2026, NYC: "Pursuing Impact Scholarship: Approaches in Disrupting Authoritarianism, Disinformation, and Male Supremacism." Fri, Aug 7, 9am–5pm. Featuring three cofounders of IRMS & speakers Jennifer L. Pozner & Aya Taveras. Registration: buff.ly/4v0NcVg26 Jul 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkakxd3b32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mrbjmonmjl2h📢 Call for Proposals: 2026 Male Supremacism Studies Conference - virtual from Dec 8 to Dec 12. Theme: Misogyny and Authoritarianism in Global Perspective. Papers, panels & practitioner talks welcome from any region! Deadline: Aug 23. shorturl.at/6R6S622 Jul 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbjmonmjl2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mr6zft6fim2qNew this summer: our 6-week ‘Intro to Male Supremacism’ course opens to the public, addressing the roots of misogyny and transmisogyny. The session is from Aug 5 to Sept 15. Recommended for educators, journalists, researchers & more. Link: https://www.theirms.org/course-registration22 Jul 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6zft6fim2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mplx6cyszc2qToday is the deadline to apply to our fellowship program! Come join a transnational community of researchers deepening their work on male supremacism and connecting it to gender justice and pro-democracy action. https://www.theirms.org/fellowshipprogram01 Jul 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplx6cyszc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mpluog4ous2c“Here is the part the left-versus-right debate keeps stumbling over. There is, in fact, a base layer to the killer’s manifesto, and it’s misogyny.” - @karmvirpadda.bsky.social https://theconversation.com/the-montreal-shooters-manifesto-isnt-left-or-right-its-rooted-in-misogyny-286192?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com01 Jul 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpluog4ous2chttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mogoedfolc2dDehumanization and Dangerous Speech Entitlement and Justification of Violence Mental Health and Safety in Anti-Supremacist Work Concerns in Research and Reporting on Male Supremacism Learn about all these topics in our summer introductory course on male supremacism. https://www.theirms.org/course-registration16 Jun 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogoedfolc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3moekylmi5c2fTo improve access, IRMS will offer a limited number of partial scholarships for the summer intro to male supremacism course. Visit the course page on our website for information on applying for the scholarship: https://www.theirms.org/course-registration [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3moekylmi5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mnwie6jzx22kFor the first time, we've opened up our Intro to Male Supremacism course to the public for registration. We are offering two summer sessions for the six-week Introduction to Male Supremacism course, June 22 - July 31 or August 5 - September 15. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/introduction-to-male-supremacism-course10 Jun 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwie6jzx22khttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mmwmy2dzi42cWe are accepting applications for our board from individuals across the globe who are passionate about our mission. We encourage applicants from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds and communities to apply, especially women of color and trans women. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwmyaIJKEDfZNEmIr9epUZb0bV4gASfMN5gPBLLkU-lsN2LQ/viewform28 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwmy2dzi42chttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mmsjcdlwvc2pMissed seeing this session live? You can watch the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcTrz6dvbDU [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsjcdlwvc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mmfmpkxbha2dWe are accepting applications for our board from individuals across the globe who are passionate about our mission. We encourage applicants from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds and communities to apply, especially women of color and trans women. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwmyaIJKEDfZNEmIr9epUZb0bV4gASfMN5gPBLLkU-lsN2LQ/viewform21 May 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfmpkxbha2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mmevghjupk2wIn the wake of the San Diego mosque shooting, we've received requests for our work on anti-feminist conspiracism. This chapter excerpt from @alexdibranco.bsky.social and Megan Kelly describes anti-feminist conspiracism and its relationship to other conspiracy theories https://www.theirms.org/blog/governing-gynocracy-the-evolution-of-anti-feminist-conspiracy-theories-excerpt21 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmevghjupk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mmanr7xh7c26Despite extensive misogynist content in the two shooters’ manifestos, discussion of the intersection of male supremacism with xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, and white supremacism is sparse in the reporting on yesterday’s tragic shooting at a San Diego mosque. https://www.theirms.org/blog/misogyny-antisemitism-and-islamophobia-in-the-san-diego-mosque-shooting20 May 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmanr7xh7c26https://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mm6mlbvgqs26"From the Proud Boys targeting drag queen story hours to US federal campaigns opposing ‘gender ideology,’ transphobic narratives are strategically used as tools for ideological mobilization and recruitment into fascism." Hear from IRMS mentee Kat Fuller this Wednesday. https://deakin.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R5Y8sxBUSyaIeMGlAJMEAQ#/registration19 May 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6mlbvgqs26https://bsky.app/profile/irms.bsky.social/post/3mlwrdusohc23We are accepting applications for our board from individuals across the globe who are passionate about our mission. We encourage applicants from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds and communities to apply, especially women of color and trans women. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwmyaIJKEDfZNEmIr9epUZb0bV4gASfMN5gPBLLkU-lsN2LQ/viewform16 May 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:nohfkarnambu7lookaxc4c2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwrdusohc23