Debbie Ging

Hustle, muscle and grift: how the manosphere has grown into a money-making machine No longer relegated to an obscure corner of the internet, manfluencers have found ways to expand their audiences and exploit them for profit.

Great to have had the chance to write this piece for the Conversation's Mapping the Manosphere series with @debbieging.bsky.social, @joshroose.bsky.social and @michaelgflood.bsky.social
Big thanks to @erincooperdouglas.bsky.social for her vision and curation.

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Prof Debbie Ging

A huge congratulations to DCU's Prof Debbie Ging @debbieging.bsky.social who features in Business Post's @businesspost.bsky.social Top Women in Tech.
The list recognised Prof Ging's ground-breaking and influential work at the intersection of digital media and gender.
Read: launch.dcu.ie/41QcQ9X

(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence This volume tackles the pressing issue of online violence against academics, considering the diverse forms that cyberbullying and harassment can take, as well as their likely targets. Offering both th...

We do have a cover (by Ozan Soubois)! Edited with Hande Eslen-Ziya, with so many great contributions - including, here on BlueSky, @ariannarubi.bsky.social @norocel.bsky.social @debbieging.bsky.social @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social @audreygagnon.bsky.social

CfP: Conference to mark Resolution 1325 on WPS | conflict-institute

Conference on 23-24 October in ‪@dublincityuni.bsky.social‬ to mark 25 years since UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women Peace & Security. Organised by us & @dcu-irgs.bsky.social‬. Abstracts by Mon 18 Aug: www.dcu.ie/conflict-ins...

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LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS for Research Project on Boys becoming influenced by the Manosphere! | Deniz Çelikoğlu LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS for Research Project on Boys becoming influenced by the Manosphere! 📣 Are you a PARENT concerned about the issues raised in Netflix's drama series ‘Adolescence’? I am a...

Parents of boys aged 12-17 in Ireland, you and your sons are invited to take this survey and contribute to research from @dublincityuni.bsky.social Anti-Bullying Centre into the influence of the manosphere in Ireland.

Details here 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/deniz-...

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Thanks Hazel 🙏

Prof Debbie Ging

DCU's Prof Debbie Ging @debbieging.bsky.social said that masculinity influencers “target men and boys by manipulating anxieties about their physical appearance, about financial insecurity and about loneliness or mental health issues”.
Read in @independent.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4dnNJjb

Hey there!

Just a heads up about June 3 online event 'Beyond the Manosphere: Exploring the Wider Phenomenon of Male-Centred Online Communities' featuring @debbieging.bsky.social, @craighaslop.bsky.social, Saba Hussain & @joshuathorburn.bsky.social!

Register now! www.eventsforce.net/cugroup/fron...

Especially them

Vi sendte '16-årige Mikkel' på TikTok og Instagram. Her er det mørke, der mødte ham Vi vidste godt, at det kunne blive dystert. Men vi var alligevel ikke forberedt på det mørke, der mødte os, da Politiken oprettede fiktive profiler som en 16-årig dreng på TikTok og Instagram og begyn...

Politiken har lavet et forsøg basseret på det studie jeg lavede med @debbieging.bsky.social og @cat-baker.bsky.social. Her undersøgte de, hvordan en typisk dansk dreng bliver mødt med manosfære-indhold.
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Scheduled speakers include: @cat-baker.bsky.social, @joncollins.bsky.social, Eileen Culloty, @simoned.bsky.social, @profafinlayson.bsky.social, Marina Frid, @debbieging.bsky.social, @craighaslop.bsky.social, @kat-hig.bsky.social… (+ even more in the next post)

Prof Debbie Ging

The slow creep of the manosphere into the mainstream.
“Many boys don’t seek out the manosphere deliberately – they are pulled in gradually by social media algorithms,” Prof Debbie Ging @debbieging.bsky.social explains.
Read more in @independent.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4hTBhIG

Opinion | We Underestimate the Manosphere at Our Peril We underestimate the manosphere at our peril.

#Opinion: 'We Underestimate the Manosphere at Our Peril'
Dr Catherine Baker, Prof @debbieging.bsky.social and Dr @majabandreasen.bsky.social's study on how TikTok and YouTube Shorts are bombarding boys and men with misogynist content was featured in New York Times @nytimes.com.
launch.dcu.ie/3FJNwtS

Thanks Catherine 🙏

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

... as Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention and Response Manager in UCC. Now that the MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies is commencing, I am very excited to see what new graduates will achieve in making Ireland a safer place for all to experience sexuality on their own terms.
Dr Caroline West

I completed the MA in Sexuality Studies in 2012, and went on to do a PhD in Sexuality Studies in DCU afterwards… The course gave me the skills to become a media commentator in sexuality-related topics, and helped me to progress to my current role...

DCU Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities Dublin City University Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities is marking its launch with an event.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025
4.00PM - 6.00PM
1838 Club, DCU Glasnevin Campus, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Numbers are limited. Please register your attendance here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcu-instit...

Invitation: Launch of the DCU Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities (IRGS), a dynamic new research hub dedicated to gender and sexuality in political, social, cultural, and technological contexts.
Guest speakers: Prof. Ailbhe Smyth, alongside Bulelani Mfaco and Dr. Arpita Chakraborty.

Meet Sylvia Earle, the Trailblazing Marine Biologist Who Has Spent Her Career Giving Algae Their Long-Deserved Due For International Women and Girls in Science Day, the museum’s Ocean Portal spoke with “Her Deepness” about science, seaweed and the planet’s future

"She was the first woman to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, holds the record for the deepest untethered dive and has led countless expeditions across the globe."
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...

Really looking forward to this talk by Dr. @jillybkay.bsky.social on 27th February in UCD

Outside, it's a florist's. Inside, it's a stark reminder of women killed violently in Ireland This St Valentine’s Day, Women’s Aid is raising awareness of violence against women and calling for men to stand up as allies.

Outside, it's a florist's. Inside, it's a stark reminder of women killed violently in Ireland #speirgorm

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Really great day at the Boys in the Making conference at NCAD today. Huge congratulations to Dr. @fionawhelan.bsky.social, Dannielle McKenna from Rialto Youth Project and all the team on this brilliant project 👏

‘Young men aren’t just b****rds running around on their bikes ... everyone has their own dreams’ A Dublin project explores how the world shapes young men by helping some of them to create ‘boys’ as they really see them

I wrote about "Boys in the Making" an exhibition by Dr Fiona Whelan and other artists in collaboration with boys and young men from youth projects and schools around Dublin. I really enjoyed meeting them - it's a very cool project www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...

I think I've found a way to articulate what bothers me about the trajectory of the modern tech industry (and to some extent... society).

We are on this Earth to provide for each other. That's the "mission" of humanity as I see it.

This is incompatible with what the tech industry seeks to do.

DCU MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @magendersexuality.bsky.social is now open for applications (starting Sept. 2025). Open to students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and with different career trajectories. Please apply here (queries to olga.springer@dcu.ie)

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Great opportunity to learn more about the Dead Zoo in Dublin, as Gaeilge.

Great discussions yesterday at #SaferInternetDay. Thanks @webwiseireland.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about influencers and for all the excellent presentations and panels @ispccat.bsky.social @5rightsfound.bsky.social @CnaM hotline.ie @DCU Anti-Bullying Centre @dcuresearch.bsky.social

Thanks Aphra! Great to see you 🙏

Celebrated #SaferInternetDay with @webwiseireland.bsky.social, captivated with insights on navigating algorithms and influencers. Great to hear from expert presenters and insightful youth panel members. Inspired and motivated! 🌐
#PrepareProtectThrive
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