More From Our Experts

“Experts: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric could galvanize extremists.” Sophie Bjork-James for AP News. June 14, 2022

“What the Buffalo Tragedy Has to Do With the Effort to Overturn Roe.” Alex DiBranco for TIME. May 21, 2022

“Supremacy movements unite over abortion restriction, though for different reasons.” Alex DiBranco for NPR. May 12, 2022

“Misogyny and “male supremacism”: Central driving force in the rise of the far right.” Alex DiBranco and Chelsea Ebin for Salon. May 10, 2022.

“Digital Misogynoir and White Supremacy: What Black Feminist Theory Can Teach Us About Far Right Extremism.” Alexandria Onuoha for GNET. August 9, 2021.

“Mass murder plot arrest exposes sinister ‘incel’ cult.” Alex DiBranco for The Times. July 24, 2021.

“How women-hating ‘incels’ are plotting WW3 so men can ‘take back society’ as part of their twisted beliefs.” Josh Roose for The Sun. July 23, 2021.

“5 Years After The Munich Shooting: Why It Should Be Remembered As Right-Wing Terrorism.” Greta Jasser for Rantt Media. July 22, 2021.

“Mum of nine urges social media companies to crack down on trolls.” Simon Copland for ABC News. July 2, 2021.

“Magical Thinking, Machiavellian Politics and the Future of the Christian Right.” Chelsea Ebin for Public Seminar. June 30, 2021.

“Local Elections in the United States: The ‘laboratory’ for the next presidential election?” Sophie Bjork-James for Awani Review. June 19, 2021.

“To some, she’s a patriot. To others, a domestic terrorist. How the memory of a woman killed in the Capitol riot got so politicized.” Simon Purdue for CNN. June 18, 2021.

“How Authoritarians Erode Democracy Under The Guise Of Defending It.” Greta Jasser for Rantt Media. June 7, 2021.

“The Right Is Trying To Make Ashli Babbitt A Martyr.” Simon Purdue for Rantt Media. May 13, 2021.

“QAnon hasn’t gone away—it’s still alive and kicking in states across the country.” Sophie Bjork-James for The Conversation. April 26, 2021.

“Support Black Girlhood in the Face of Black Death.” Alexandria Onuoha for The Progressive. April 23, 2021.

“Protecting Black Women College Students From ‘Far-Right Misogynoir’.” Alexandria Onuoha for Suffolk University News. April 8, 2021.

“The Atlanta Shootings Reveal A Blind Spot In Far-Right Studies.” Julia DeCook for Rantt Media. April 6, 2021.

“Male Supremacism, Borderline Content, and Gaps in Existing Moderation Efforts.” Ye Bin Won for GNET. April 6, 2021.

“The White Supremacist Insurgency Was Always America’s Biggest Threat.” Julia DeCook for Rantt Media. March 24, 2021.

“Georgia attack reflects misogyny, racism embedded in mainstream society.” Alex DiBranco for Berkeley News. March 19, 2021.

“The Issue Isn’t Incels. It’s Racist Misogyny.” Julia DeCook for GNET. March 19, 2021.

“‘Curious at best’: Questions over ASIO’s language change for far-right extremism.” Simon Copland for The New Daily. March 19, 2021.

“Experts call for inquiry into Toronto van attack case to dissect role misogyny played.” Molly Dragiewicz for The Globe and Mail. March 17, 2021.

“Small number of Facebook users responsible for most Covid vaccine skepticism – report.” Sophie Bjork-James for The Guardian. March 15, 2021.

“Incel Culture and Deplatforming.” Julia DeCook for Right Rising. March 10, 2021.

“The misogynist incel movement is spreading. Should it be classified as a terror threat?” Alex DiBranco for The Guardian. March 3, 2021.

“Numbers Game: Pro-Ana, Incels, and the Incessant Policing of Women’s Bodies.” Katie Furl for Bitch Media. February 23, 2021.

“Boston’s Black women activists walk a historic path—and look toward the future.” Alexandria Onuoha for The Boston Globe. February 16, 2021.

“Woman charged in Capitol melee says Proud Boys recruited her.” Alex DiBranco for The Associated Press. February 16, 2021.

“One reason QAnon won’t go away any time soon? It’s infiltrated mom groups.” Annie Kelly for SFGate. February 3, 2021.

“Experts Say QAnon Likely To Keep Evolving Even Without Trump In Office.” Sophie Bjork-James for Aol. January 28, 2021.

“After Trump’s Insurrection Colleges Should Stop Coddling the Radical Right.” Alexandria Onuoha for Rantt Media. January 16, 2021.

“Twitter’s Trump ban could worsen online extremism.” Simon Copland for Canberra Times. January 14, 2021.

“2020, the year QAnon aligned with the UK’s fears.” Annie Kelly for Full Fact. December 23, 2020.

“The great replacement theory and the dangers of believing that white people are becoming a minority.” Annie Kelly for Metro. December 18, 2020.

“Children central to technology-facilitated abuse in domestic violence cases.” Molly Dragiewicz for Griffith News. December 17, 2020.

“Why So Many Men Stuck With Trump In 2020.” Emily Carian for FiveThirtyEight. December 9, 2020.

“The Secret Internet of TERFs.” Luc Cousineau for The Atlantic. December 8, 2020.

“The threat of white nationalism in the wake of the 2020 election.” Sophie Bjork-James for CGTN America. November 17, 2020.

“Alek Minassian: Killer’s trial exposes cult of angry virgins.” Alex DiBranco and Ashley Mattheis for The Sunday Times. November 14, 2020.

“Trump still enjoys huge support among evangelical voters — and it’s not only because of abortion.” Josh Roose for The Conversation. October 29, 2020.

“QAnon’s ‘Save the Children’ morphs into popular slogan.” Sophie Bjork-James for The Associated Press. October 28, 2020.

“Mobilizing Misogyny in the Service of Authoritarianism.” Alex DiBranco for Political Research Associates. October 15, 2020.

“YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown.” Sophie Bjork-James for The Associated Press. October 15, 2020.

“How Men’s Rights Activists Swallowed the World.” Ashley Mattheis for Jezebel. October 13, 2020.

“Incel Culture and Deplatforming.” Julia DeCook for Right Rising by the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right. October 13, 2020.

“Following an Etsy ban, QAnon merch is still readily available on online marketplaces.” Annie Kelly for Glossy. October 12, 2020.

“The biggest threats to American democracy? White nationalists and politicians who embrace them.” Sophie Bjork-James for The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 2020.

“The Proud Boys Are Standing By.” Julia DeCook for Rantt Media. October 7, 2020.

“Incels, online misogyny and gender-based terrorism.” Alex DiBranco for The Tech Against Terrorism Podcast. October 2, 2020.

“Expert: Hate group ‘Proud Boys’ part of Trump base.” Julia DeCook for The Associated Press. October 1, 2020.

“Facebook, Twitter flounder in QAnon crackdown.” Sophie Bjork-James for The Associated Press. October 1, 2020.

“How ‘Save the Children’ Is Keeping QAnon Alive.” Annie Kelly for The New York Times. September 28, 2020.

“Why are so many women falling for the QAnon conspiracy theory?” Annie Kelly for CBS News. September 23, 2020.

“Mothers for QAnon.” Annie Kelly for The New York Times. September 10, 2020.

“QAnon has gone from fringe conspiracy to full-blown cult.” Julia DeCook for openDemocracy. September 9, 2020.

“Roy Den Hollander was entrenched in ‘anti-feminist’ male supremacy movement.” Alex DiBranco for NBC News. July 22, 2020.

“How the Radical Right Is Appropriating Feminism.” Ashley Mattheis for Fair Observer. June 4, 2020.

“Why we’ve created new language for coronavirus.” Robert Lawson for The BBC. May 24, 2020.

“Trump’s New Rule Governing College Sex Assault Is Nearly Impossible for Survivors to Use. That’s the Point.” Nicole Bedera for TIME Politics. May 14, 2020.

“Under the Blacklight: Mobilizing Whiteness to ‘Re-Open America.'” Alex DiBranco for African American Policy Forum. May 7, 2020.

“Coronavirus has led to an explosion of new words and phrases—and that helps us cope.” Robert Lawson for The Conversation. April 28, 2020.

“Quarantined Radicals: Right-Wing Extremism In The Age Of COVID-19.” Julia DeCook for Rantt Media. April 16, 2020.

“Who Goes Alt-Right in a Lockdown?” Annie Kelly for The New York Times. April 7, 2020.

“Coronavirus and the Radical Right: Conspiracy, Disinformation, and Xenophobia.” Julia DeCook for the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right and Open Democracy. March 19, 2020.

“Foreign Fighters and the Global War for White Supremacy.” Simon Purdue for Fair Observer. February 18, 2020.

“The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Links to White Supremacists.” Alex DiBranco for The Nation.  February 3, 2020.

“Great Little Men: Why the Alt-Right Begs for Money.” Greta Jasser for Fair Observer. November 21, 2019.

“Toxic Masculinity and Lone Wolf Radicalization.” Simon Purdue for Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right. November 21, 2019.

“‘It Gets to You.’ Extremism Researchers Confront the Unseen Toll of Their Work.” Hannah Allam for NPR. September 20, 2019.

“To Learn About the Far Right, Start With the ‘Manosphere.’” Helen Lewis for The Atlantic. August 7, 2019. 

“The Danger of the Trumped-Up Men’s Rights Movement.” Stephanie Russell-Kraft for Ms. Magazine. August 5, 2019.

“Misogyny, Male Supremacy and Men’s Rights: Anti-Woman Hate Is Spreading Online.” Kim Johnson and Dallas Williams for Texas Public Radio. July 15, 2019. 

“How do you prevent extremism?” Simon Copland for BBC Future. May 1, 2019.

“How angry men’s rights activists online helped propel Trump to victory.” Open Democracy. April 29, 2019.

The Washington Post: “Trump’s defense of Covington teens is latest skirmish in culture war about ‘toxic masculinity.'” January 22, 2019.

“The Rise of Misogynistic Online Forums and Their Increasing Politicization.” Science Times. April 20, 2019.

“Why Is Barnes & Noble Helping Antisemitic Male Supremacist Roosh Make Money?” Hatewatch, Southern Poverty Law Center. November 15, 2018.

“Interview: Annie Kelly.” Simon Copland for “Queers.” October 10, 2018. 

“How Does the Literary Canon Reinforce the Logic of the Incel?” Erin Spampinato for The Guardian. June 4, 2018. 

“The Housewives of White Supremacy.” Annie Kelly for The New York Times. June 1, 2018.

“The Incel Mind: As If Hating Women Will Get You a Girlfriend.” Clarence Page for Chicago Tribune. May 4, 2018.

“Inside the ‘Incel’ Movement Inspiring Mass Violence Against Women.” Katelyn Marmon and Kira Brekke for Think Progress. April 29, 2018.

“The Virulently Misogynistic Online Community Linked to the Toronto Van Attack Suspect.” Luke Barnes for Think Progress. April 24, 2018.

“Have Brexit and Trump Changed The Languages People Are Learning?” Robert Lawson for Babbel Magazine. April 23, 2018.

“The Rise of Male Supremacist Groups: How Age-Old Misogyny Morphed into an Explicit Ideology of Hate.” Stephanie Russell-Kraft for The New Republic. April 4, 2018.

“Male Supremacy.” Extremist Files, Southern Poverty Law Center. 2018.

“The Alt-Right: Reactionary Rehabilitation for White Masculinity.” Annie Kelly for Eurozine. September 15, 2017. 

“The alt-right hates women as much as it hates people of colour, The Guardian.” Matthew Lyons for The Guardian. May 2, 2017.

“A Chorus of Violence: Jack Donovan and the Organizing Power of Male Supremacy.” Hatewatch, Southern Poverty Law Center. March 27, 2017.

Reports & Journal Articles by Our Experts

“Misogynist Incels and Male Supremacism.” Megan Kelly, Alex DiBranco, and Julia R. DeCook for New America. February 18, 2021.

“Gab.com: The Pro-Trump Alternative to Social Media.” Greta Jasser for e-Extreme. October 2020.

“Speaking Post-Truth to Power.” Catherine Tebaldi for Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies. September 29, 2020.

““#Je Suis Sir Cornflakes”: Racialization and Resemiotization in French Nationalist Twitter.” Catherine Tebaldi for International Journal of the Sociology of Language. September 11, 2020.

“Banlieues to the Suburbs: Language education and linguistic gentrification.” Catherine Tebaldi for Anthropology and Education Quarterly. 2020.

“Semiotics of Transgression: Authentication and Denaturalization in Youth Language.” Catherine Tebaldi. 2020.

“Global-local dynamics in anti-feminist discourses: an analysis of Indian, Russian and US online communities.” Ann-Kathrin Rothermel for International Affairs. September 1, 2020.

“‘The Other Side’: Assessing the Polarization of Gender Knowledge Through a Feminist Analysis of the Affective-Discursive in Anti-Feminist Online Communities.” Ann-Kathrin Rothermel for Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. August 30, 2020.

“Die Manosphere: Die Rolle von digitalen Gemeinschaften und regressiven Bewegungsdynamiken für on- und offline Antifeminismus.” Ann-Kathrin Rothermel for Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. August 2020.

“Sex-Based Harassment and Symbolic Compliance.” Jessica Cabrera for Annual Review of Law and Social Science. June 8, 2020.

“Male supremacism and the Hanau terrorist attack: between online misogyny and far-right violence.” Greta Jasser, Megan Kelly, and Ann-Kathrin Rothermel for the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. May 20, 2020.

“Setting the Record Straight: Conservative Populism, Swampiness, and Journalistic Practice.” Meredith L. Pruden for Communication, Culture and Critique. March 2020.

“Male Supremacist Terrorism as a Rising Threat.” Alex DiBranco for the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. February 10, 2020.

“Language and Masculinities: History, Development, and Future.” Robert Lawson in Annual Review of Linguistics. January 2020.

“Under His Eye: Mediated Misogyny in the Era of Global Conservative Populism.” Meredith L. Pruden in Misogyny and Media in the Age of Trump. December 2019.

“The First Anti-Feminist Massacre: A Reckoning with Misogynist Terrorism on the 30th Anniversary of the Montreal Mass Shooting.” Alex DiBranco for Political Research Associates.  December 6, 2019.

“Memes and symbolic violence: #proudboys and the use of memes for propaganda and the construction of collective identity.” Julia DeCook in Learning, Media, and Technology. November 10, 2019.

“How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go? The “Wonderland” of r/TheRedPill and Its Ties to White Supremacy.” Julia DeCook in b2o. November 8, 2019.

“For whom the bell tolls: Memeing the French landscape on Instagram.” Meredith L. Pruden in Vista. September 2019.

“Valorizing Trump’s Masculine Self: Constructing Political Allegiance during the 2016 Presidential Election.” Pierce Dignam et al. in Men and Masculinities. September 4, 2019.

“Gender politics and discourses of #mansplaining, #manspreading, and #manterruption on Twitter.” Robert Lawson and Ursula Lutzky in Social Media + Society. July 27, 2019.

“Misogynistic Men Online: How the Red Pill Helped Elect Trump.” Pierce Alexander Dignam and Deana A. Rohlinger in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Spring 2019. 

“Shieldmaidens of Whiteness: (Alt)Maternalism and Women Recruiting for the Far/Alt-Right.” Ashley Mattheis in Journal for Deradicalization. December 28, 2018.

“Playing the Trump Card: Masculinity Threat and the U.S. 2016 Presidential Election.” Emily K. Carian and Tagart Cain Sobotka in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. March 30, 2018. 

“Ctrl-Alt-Delete: The Origins and Ideology of the Alternative Right.” Matthew N. Lyons for Political Research Associates. January 20, 2017.