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The Manosphere: Radicalisation into Misogynistic Extremism

Join us in this unique workshop that approaches the subject of toxic masculinity and the manosphere from a different angle

11th Jun 2025 4:00pm

School & College / Organisation members: Free • Individual members: £25 • E-members: £50

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About this Event

Adolescence has attracted growing attention from the media and politicians, particularly around how young people are being influenced online. This unique workshop explores the subject of toxic masculinity and the manosphere from a different angle. We do not recommend viewing dramatised content or focusing on the behaviours of specific groups.

Instead, this session will equip teachers with the skills to help students recognise the risks posed by online influencers, understand how they are being exploited for profit, and develop strategies to build resilience against harmful narratives.

Who is it for?

This workshop is ideal for:

  • Senior leaders responsible for Personal Development (PD)
  • Citizenship Leads/Heads of Department 
  • PD Leads
  • Form Tutors 
  • Citizenship teachers 
  • PSHE Teachers

Why attend?

  • Explore this topical issue from a fresh and thoughtful perspective
  • Gain insight into why students are drawn to influencers like Andrew Tate
  • Learn how to empower students to think critically about the content they encounter online

Event team

Meet the team who will be running this event

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Rob Topinka

Senior Lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London

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Zoe Baker

Head of Education and Professional Development

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Rob Topinka

Senior Lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London

Dr Rob Topinka is Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies
at Birkbeck, University of London. He researches how reactionary
digital politics shape public culture. He was Co-Investigator on an AHRC-funded project
on the rhetoric and ideology of the ‘alt-right’ and Principal Investigator on the British
Academy-funded project ‘Misinformation in Everyday Life: Portable Principles for
Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Social Media Research.’ He is currently working
with Ealing Alternative Provision to develop workshops on countering narratives from
reactionary digital subcultures in the classroom.

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Zoe Baker

Head of Education and Professional Development

Zoe leads on the development and delivery of professional learning, working with a range of agencies and ACT regional Teaching Ambassadors. She works in close partnership with Kirsty, our Head of Resources, to ensure that our teachers have a wealth of material to draw on to support their roles in school. Zoe’s qualifications include a History and Social Science BA hons, PGCE, and Fellowship of Holocaust Education. She also works on the ITT programme at Canterbury Christ Church University, and she has been a teacher in Kent for over 20 years, as well as an ACT teaching advisor. Zoe is also a freelance educator at the Holocaust Educational Trust, working on the Lessons From Auschwitz Project and accompanying survivors into schools to deliver their testimony.

FAQs

These are some of the questions we are most often asked about our training sessions. If you have other questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we will be happy to help.

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