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Inaugural Symposioum for the Nordic Manosphere Network
Join us for an insightful symposium where leading researchers from the Nordics come together to share innovations and foster collaboration. This event is your chance to engage with peers, discover new research avenues, and contribute to discussions that shape the future of academia. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to network and learn in an inspiring environment.
Meet our Keynote Speaker
Prof. Debbie Ging
Dublin City University
Debbie Ging is Professor of Digital Media and Gender in the School of Communications
Debbie Ging is Professor of Digital Media and Gender in the School of Communications at Dublin City University and Director of the DCU Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities.
She teaches and researches on gender, sexuality and digital media, with a focus on digital hate, online anti-feminist men’s rights politics, the incel subculture and radicalisation of boys and men into male supremacist ideologies.
Debbie’s research also addresses youth experiences of gender-based and sexual abuse online and educational interventions to tackle these issues.
Call for abstracts
The Inaugural symposium of the Nordic Manosphere Network
Sep 17th-18th 2026
NEW DEADLINE: MAY 6th
Although research on the manosphere is expanding globally, Anglo-American perspectives remain dominant. Research into the manosphere in the Nordic countries is currently dispersed and somewhat under-researched. The Nordic Manosphere Network aims to change this by creating a collaborative, interdisciplinary space that brings manosphere researchers together to share and create future collaborations. The purpose of the Network is also to reflect on the Nordic-specific cultures and societies that situate and influence Nordic manospheres in different ways, e.g. the Nordic welfare states, gender equality, state feminism and other cultural and societal issues that are specific to the region.
The Network aims to bring together individuals researching the Manosphere within a Nordic context, with the goal of facilitating discussions and collaboration across borders and boundaries. Our inaugural symposium will bring together different scholars from the Nordics (and beyond) and unite the different strands of work to better facilitate ongoing work with the Nordic Manosphere.
We invite submissions engaging with any aspect of the Nordic manosphere, including but not limited to:
Incel communities
Red-pill narratives
Tradwife discourses
Digital masculinities
Platform dynamics
Manosphere financing and business models
Anti-gender discourse
Overlap with the far-right
Feminist or intersectional approaches to these digital cultures
We especially encourage early-career scholars to contribute, and some travel support may be available (by application).
Following the symposium, accepted abstracts will be published in a digital booklet, and participants will be invited to join regular online meetings designed to foster collaboration, peer support, and long-term research development. The Network seeks to connect isolated researchers, strengthen Nordic scholarship on gendered digital cultures, and develop regionally grounded frameworks for studying this increasingly influential online phenomenon.
NEW DEADLINE: MAY 6th
Download the call in PDF:
Who can apply?
We invite applications for paper presentations from academics of all levels. In particular we welcome PhD students and early career scholars.
Practical information
The symposium will take place in Aarhus University (Denmark) from September morning 17th to afternoon 18th (1,5 days total). Attendance to the symposium is free of charge.
Funding opportunities
PhD students and early career researchers (ECR) may apply for funding to cover their accommodation during the symposium. This is done in particular to ensure representation of perspectives from the new and upcoming scholars.
Attendance is free and for that reason the NMN also invites for application to scholars who may not need funding.
To apply for funding, please complete a motivation letter to your application.
Funding is generously provided by the Nordic Gender Fund established by the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research.
Application form:
By submitting your abstract through this form, you are providing us with personal information and academic content that requires processing. Below you will find information about how your data will be processed and stored:
Your submitted information, including name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and abstract will be processed solely for the purpose of evaluating your submission and contacting you with a decision. Your personal information will be accessed only by the NMN organizing committee. A blinded version of your abstract may be shared with other contributors for review purposes. If your abstract is accepted it will be displayed in the program along with your name and affiliation.
All information will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and stored on secure servers. Your information will be retained until three months after the end of the symposium.
Supported By
The NMN has been founded thanks to the Nordic Gender Fund 2025 awarded by the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research, and the research program Cultures and Practices of Digital Technologies of Aarhus University.
