Joshua Thorburn
Biographic Data
| ID | 787938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua Thorburn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua |
| FAMILY NAME | Thorburn |
| SIGNATURE | THORBURN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3570-8741 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Beyond the manosphere: A panel discussion exploring the wider phenomenon of male-centred online communities
The manosphere is a loose network of anti-feminist and more broadly reactionary male-centred online spaces, influencers and communities. A range of scholars, activists, practitioners and policy makers have turned their attention to generating strategies aimed at countering the misogynistic reactionary ideologies that boys and young men influenced by the manosphere are increasingly adopting. While great work is being undertaken in this space, what…
The (de-)radical(-ising) potential of r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill
This article introduces two forums, r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill, that have organically emerged in recent years to provide a pathway out of the manosphere for men and boys. Based upon preliminary findings from a broader digital ethnography project, this piece highlights the potential benefits these spaces can offer individuals engaging with them. Furthermore, this article flags opportunities that exploring these forums can offer to academic inquir…
Exiting the Manosphere. A Gendered Analysis of Radicalization, Diversion and Deradicalization Narratives from r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill
The growth of the online ‘manosphere’ has raised significant concerns regarding the movement’s highly misogynistic discourses and related lone offender attacks perpetrated by incels. This article employs a digital ethnography approach to examine r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill, two forums dedicated to assisting individuals leave the manosphere. Utilizing a gendered perspective, this study delves into narratives from these forums to engage with theore…
A world alone: Masculinities, humiliation and aggrieved entitlement on an incel forum
An emerging body of criminological research has sought to investigate the ‘incels’ movement. This article explores the construction of masculinities, gender and violence in a popular incel online forum. Here, we discuss results from a digital ethnography incorporating qualitative analysis of user posts, with a focus on three key overarching themes, namely: biological determinism, masculine humiliation and hierarchical gender relations. Our analys…
Cultural Marxism: Far-right conspiracy theory in Australia's culture wars
As a conspiracy promoted by the far-right, Cultural Marxism has gained ground over the past quarter century. In its dominant iteration, the US-originating conspiracy holds that a small group of Marxist critical theorists have conspired to destroy Western civilisation by taking over key cultural institutions. Yet what does such a conspiracy look like in a transnational context – and how are such conspiracy theories adapted for local use? In this a…
Linguistic analysis of pro-Isis users on Twitter
The present study analyzed the differences in the language usage between pro-ISIS users and random users on Twitter. Based on the literature, it was expected that, when comparing the tweets from both samples, distinctive patterns would be found on their usage of similar linguistic categories. This observational study compared a dataset of 105 pro-ISIS users with 91 random Twitter users, both collected between 2015 and 2016. The Linguistic Inquiry…
Root Cause Approaches to Forced Migration: Part of a Comprehensive Strategy? A European Perspective
Journal Article Root Cause Approaches to Forced Migration: Part of a Comprehensive Strategy? A European Perspective Get access JOANNE THORBURN JOANNE THORBURN Foundation on Inter-Ethnic RelationsThe Hague, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 1996, Pages 119–135, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/9.2.119 Published: 01 June 1996 Article history Received: …
Cultural Marxism: Far-right conspiracy theory in Australia's culture wars
As a conspiracy promoted by the far-right, Cultural Marxism has gained ground over the past quarter century. In its dominant iteration, the US-originating conspiracy holds that a small group of Marxist critical theorists have conspired to destroy Western civilisation by taking over key cultural institutions. Yet what does such a conspiracy look like in a transnational context – and how are such conspiracy theories adapted for local use? In this a…
The (de-)radical(-ising) potential of r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill
This article introduces two forums, r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill, that have organically emerged in recent years to provide a pathway out of the manosphere for men and boys. Based upon preliminary findings from a broader digital ethnography project, this piece highlights the potential benefits these spaces can offer individuals engaging with them. Furthermore, this article flags opportunities that exploring these forums can offer to academic inquir…
Exiting the Manosphere. A Gendered Analysis of Radicalization, Diversion and Deradicalization Narratives from r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill
The growth of the online ‘manosphere’ has raised significant concerns regarding the movement’s highly misogynistic discourses and related lone offender attacks perpetrated by incels. This article employs a digital ethnography approach to examine r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill, two forums dedicated to assisting individuals leave the manosphere. Utilizing a gendered perspective, this study delves into narratives from these forums to engage with theore…
A world alone: Masculinities, humiliation and aggrieved entitlement on an incel forum
An emerging body of criminological research has sought to investigate the ‘incels’ movement. This article explores the construction of masculinities, gender and violence in a popular incel online forum. Here, we discuss results from a digital ethnography incorporating qualitative analysis of user posts, with a focus on three key overarching themes, namely: biological determinism, masculine humiliation and hierarchical gender relations. Our analys…
Linguistic analysis of pro-Isis users on Twitter
The present study analyzed the differences in the language usage between pro-ISIS users and random users on Twitter. Based on the literature, it was expected that, when comparing the tweets from both samples, distinctive patterns would be found on their usage of similar linguistic categories. This observational study compared a dataset of 105 pro-ISIS users with 91 random Twitter users, both collected between 2015 and 2016. The Linguistic Inquiry…
Root Cause Approaches to Forced Migration: Part of a Comprehensive Strategy? A European Perspective
Journal Article Root Cause Approaches to Forced Migration: Part of a Comprehensive Strategy? A European Perspective Get access JOANNE THORBURN JOANNE THORBURN Foundation on Inter-Ethnic RelationsThe Hague, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 1996, Pages 119–135, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/9.2.119 Published: 01 June 1996 Article history Received: …
Root Cause Approaches to Forced Migration: Part of a Comprehensive Strategy? A European Perspective
Journal Article Root Cause Approaches to Forced Migration: Part of a Comprehensive Strategy? A European Perspective Get access JOANNE THORBURN JOANNE THORBURN Foundation on Inter-Ethnic RelationsThe Hague, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 1996, Pages 119–135, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/9.2.119 Published: 01 June 1996 Article history Received: …
Linguistic analysis of pro-Isis users on Twitter
The present study analyzed the differences in the language usage between pro-ISIS users and random users on Twitter. Based on the literature, it was expected that, when comparing the tweets from both samples, distinctive patterns would be found on their usage of similar linguistic categories. This observational study compared a dataset of 105 pro-ISIS users with 91 random Twitter users, both collected between 2015 and 2016. The Linguistic Inquiry…
Cultural Marxism: Far-right conspiracy theory in Australia's culture wars
As a conspiracy promoted by the far-right, Cultural Marxism has gained ground over the past quarter century. In its dominant iteration, the US-originating conspiracy holds that a small group of Marxist critical theorists have conspired to destroy Western civilisation by taking over key cultural institutions. Yet what does such a conspiracy look like in a transnational context – and how are such conspiracy theories adapted for local use? In this a…
The (de-)radical(-ising) potential of r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill
This article introduces two forums, r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill, that have organically emerged in recent years to provide a pathway out of the manosphere for men and boys. Based upon preliminary findings from a broader digital ethnography project, this piece highlights the potential benefits these spaces can offer individuals engaging with them. Furthermore, this article flags opportunities that exploring these forums can offer to academic inquir…
Exiting the Manosphere. A Gendered Analysis of Radicalization, Diversion and Deradicalization Narratives from r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill
The growth of the online ‘manosphere’ has raised significant concerns regarding the movement’s highly misogynistic discourses and related lone offender attacks perpetrated by incels. This article employs a digital ethnography approach to examine r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill, two forums dedicated to assisting individuals leave the manosphere. Utilizing a gendered perspective, this study delves into narratives from these forums to engage with theore…
A world alone: Masculinities, humiliation and aggrieved entitlement on an incel forum
An emerging body of criminological research has sought to investigate the ‘incels’ movement. This article explores the construction of masculinities, gender and violence in a popular incel online forum. Here, we discuss results from a digital ethnography incorporating qualitative analysis of user posts, with a focus on three key overarching themes, namely: biological determinism, masculine humiliation and hierarchical gender relations. Our analys…
Beyond the manosphere: A panel discussion exploring the wider phenomenon of male-centred online communities
The manosphere is a loose network of anti-feminist and more broadly reactionary male-centred online spaces, influencers and communities. A range of scholars, activists, practitioners and policy makers have turned their attention to generating strategies aimed at countering the misogynistic reactionary ideologies that boys and young men influenced by the manosphere are increasingly adopting. While great work is being undertaken in this space, what…
Sociology (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Perspective (graphical (3 works)