From social media fandom to activism, from political actors to hate groups—and to the corporeal selves who inhabit these social locations—what they all have in common are the use of new technologies to create community, disseminate propaganda, and to realise one’s own self.

We welcome the public to join us for a conversation about gender transition and gender critical feminism, TikTok fandom, and white power barbies and far-right tradwives, and the ways in which the digital facilitates social goods and social ills.

This event brings together interdisciplinary scholars from the USA, Australia, Germany, and Wales, all of whom are researching the intersecting angles of identity, gender, and the place of the digital in our terrestrial lives.

Featured speakers include:

Dr Gen Eickers (University of Bayreuth, Germany)

Dr Tracy Llanera (University of Connecticut, USA)

Dr Louise Richardson-Self (University of Tasmania, Australia)

Dr Meena Saverimuttu (Cardiff University, Wales)

Moderator: Dr Lucy Osler (Cardiff University, Wales)

This event is funded by the Global Wales Partnership Fund and Image Works.