Mapping the Manosphere: Humor, Masculinity, and Political Persuasion

• In Event: Gendered Personalities and Politics

Brief Overview

Using YouTube transcripts from popular channels among young men in the US, I examine gender expectations, political content, leadership qualities, and comedic persuasion to reconceptualize the “manosphere” and its role in political socialization.

Author

• Matt Easton, University of California, Berkeley