Maria Murumaa-Mengel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5053488 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Murumaa-Mengel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Murumaa-Mengel |
| SIGNATURE | MURUMAA-MENGEL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tartu |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2750-2038 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mainstreaming the manosphere
The misogyny and antifeminism of the manosphere has received considerable academic and journalistic attention. This article addresses a new troubling trend, the mainstreaming of the manosphere by targeting wide audiences via TikTok. We analyse this process with the case of Estonian manfluencers and their use of international ideologies of the manosphere while drawing on the theoretical concepts of gender performativity, hegemonic and hybrid mascu…
‘Recreational shaming groups of Facebook
As social life and communication move increasingly online, we have experienced the expansion and the normalisation of online shaming – different forms of (semi)public cross-platform condemnation of people and their actions by (mass) online audiences. Online shamings can be analysed as combinations of reintegrative (shame-correct-forgive) and disintegrative (shame-stigmatise-expel) social sanctioning practices, usually focusing the ‘serious’ disci…
Commentary
Kui ongi tõsi, siis ise süüdi!” Seksuaalvägivallaga seonduvad stereotüübid ühe Eesti laste ja noorte veebifoorumi teemaalgatustes ja vastustes
This article provides an overview of how children and young people who are victims of sexual violence seek help and support from online forums, and the reactions and responses following such posts. Also, we look at how rape myths and stereotypes affect both the victims’ and respondents’ attitudes towards sexual violence, victim-blaming, and help-seeking. The analysis is based on 28 original forum posts about personally experienced sexual violence…
Drawing the Threat
This article analyzes Estonian high school students’ (N = 10) perceptions of the online pervert. To get a multimodal and thorough understanding of this phenomenon, 12th graders were first asked to make drawings of online perverts and, later, follow-up in-depth interviews were conducted. A combination of visual and verbal methods helped to reveal that the young did not see themselves sharing any noticeable characteristics with the pervert and tend…
Drawing the Threat
This article analyzes Estonian high school students’ (N = 10) perceptions of the online pervert. To get a multimodal and thorough understanding of this phenomenon, 12th graders were first asked to make drawings of online perverts and, later, follow-up in-depth interviews were conducted. A combination of visual and verbal methods helped to reveal that the young did not see themselves sharing any noticeable characteristics with the pervert and tend…
Kui ongi tõsi, siis ise süüdi!” Seksuaalvägivallaga seonduvad stereotüübid ühe Eesti laste ja noorte veebifoorumi teemaalgatustes ja vastustes
This article provides an overview of how children and young people who are victims of sexual violence seek help and support from online forums, and the reactions and responses following such posts. Also, we look at how rape myths and stereotypes affect both the victims’ and respondents’ attitudes towards sexual violence, victim-blaming, and help-seeking. The analysis is based on 28 original forum posts about personally experienced sexual violence…
‘Recreational shaming groups of Facebook
As social life and communication move increasingly online, we have experienced the expansion and the normalisation of online shaming – different forms of (semi)public cross-platform condemnation of people and their actions by (mass) online audiences. Online shamings can be analysed as combinations of reintegrative (shame-correct-forgive) and disintegrative (shame-stigmatise-expel) social sanctioning practices, usually focusing the ‘serious’ disci…
Commentary
Mainstreaming the manosphere
The misogyny and antifeminism of the manosphere has received considerable academic and journalistic attention. This article addresses a new troubling trend, the mainstreaming of the manosphere by targeting wide audiences via TikTok. We analyse this process with the case of Estonian manfluencers and their use of international ideologies of the manosphere while drawing on the theoretical concepts of gender performativity, hegemonic and hybrid mascu…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Estonian (2 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works)