[PHILOS-L] CFR The Meaning of Misogyny Conference, Manchester (UK).

[Justina Berskyte]

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Dear Philos-L Friends,

We are delighted to say that registration is now open for The Meaning of Misogyny conference taking place at the University of Manchester on the 30^th of June and 1^st of July 2026. We have such an amazing selection of topics exploring the conceptual, semantic, pragmatic and social dimensions of misogynistic language. It's looking to be a super informative couple of days.

Both in-person and online attendance is free but registration is necessary. Click here to register. In-person registrations close a week before the conference (23rd of June 2026).

KEYNOTE

Robin Jeshion (University of Southern California): The Language of Misogyny: Slurs, Stereotypes, and Rape Threats

SPEAKERS

• Justina Berškytė (University of Manchester): Where Should the Boundaries Lie? The Descriptive and Expressive Scope of Misogyny
• Vittoria Campisi (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele) & Sergio Guerra (Universidad de Granada): Presuppositional Obstacles in Sex Negotiation
• Chris Cousens (University of Manchester): Bullshit Slurs, Gendered Slurs, and Patriarchy [invited]
• Grace Li (The University of Hong Kong & King’s College London):  Who’s Afraid when Feminists “Box”? --Reclaiming Anti-Feminist Slurs in China
• Filipa Melo Lopes (University of Edinburgh): Misogynistic Dehumanization: Women as Witches [invited]
• Amanda McMullen (University of Arkansas): The Context-Sensitivity of Extreme Manosphere Language
• Mengyuan Qi (University of Pittsburgh): Event Labels [online]
• Ayşe Seda Umul (Independent Researcher): The Meaning of Misogynist: An Internal Critique of Manne 
• Alba Moreno Zurita (University of Santiago de Compostela) & Dan Zeman (University of Porto) [invited]: Misogyny Beyond Neutral Counterparts: Gendered Slurs as Norm Enforcement

We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please get in touch with the conference organisers.

All the best,

Justina & Adelina

Conference Website 

PhilEvents Website

Dr Justina Berškytė (she/her) | Leverhulme Early Career Fellow | The Language of Misogyny: Meaning, Function and Possible Interventions | Associate Editor for Organon F | The University of Manchester | School of Social Sciences |Humanities Bridgeford Street| Email: justina....@manchester.ac.uk | justina....@gmail.com | Website: https://sites.google.com/view/justinaberskyte-com/home?authuser=0

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