Resources
Tools & Databases
ManoWhisper
This open-access database has become an essential tool for anti-hate researchers and organizations across Canada, providing searchable access to over 110,000 (and growing) transcribed manosphere podcast episodes. Each episode includes measurable hate speech, toxicity and misogyny scores, enabling users to document patterns of extremist rhetoric, track harmful narratives, and build evidence-based interventions against online radicalization and harms.
Visit ManoWhisper →Activist Meme Repository
A digital archive of activist memes spanning feminist and queer activism between 2016 and 2026. The collection documents and preserves queer and feminist activist content online, offering a valuable snapshot of a key historical moment tracking the rise of fourth wave feminism and the broad adoption of social media practices. Spans significant events including #MeToo, #BLM, #IdleNoMore, the Covid-19 pandemic, and regressive shifts in geopolitical discourse. Open access via tags, keywords, timelines, and formal properties.
Visit the Activist Meme Repository →ManoMemes
A digital archive of memes gathered on purposefully created research accounts that present a young male identity on the profile. These have been collected by a group of activist-scholars since 2025. The collection includes artifacts from Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms.
Visit ManoMemes →Reports
Understanding Gender- and Sexuality-Based Hate: A UW Campus Trust and Safety Report
Coming SoonThis report emerges from a two year-long collaborative process engaging campus stakeholders, especially those most vulnerable to gender-based violence and hate. Through community forums and a campus-wide survey, it gathers experiences and perceptions related to misogyny, queerphobia, and transphobia. Provides evidence-based recommendations for creating a more inclusive and accountable campus environment, and informed the development of customizable toolkits for learning spaces.
Education & Training
Module 1: Recognizing and Responding to Gendered Harm in the Classroom
Coming SoonEquips instructors to identify and address misogyny, queerphobia, and transphobia in educational settings. Directly translating findings from our campus-wide survey into practical pedagogical guidance, the module helps faculty recognize how gendered harm manifests in classroom discussions, coursework, and peer interactions. Covers digital culture's influence on student behaviour, prevention strategies, and care-centered support for affected students.
Module 2: Identifying Radicalization in the Classroom
Coming SoonDeveloped through the Global Futures Network, this module trains instructors to recognize early signs of extremist rhetoric and ideology in student work and classroom discussions. Examines connections between misogyny, grievance narratives, and radicalization pathways, offering evidence-based guidance for care-centered and pedagogically sound intervention rather than punitive responses.
Community & Social
@aesthetic.resistance
A public-facing engagement platform sharing digital literacy resources focused on feminist solidarity and fighting online hate and polarization. Through our signature Disrupt the Disinfo media campaign, we analyze divisive rhetoric in national news cycles, fact-check contested claims, and offer critical insights to help audiences navigate complex information landscapes.
Follow @Aesthetic.Resistance →Feminist Think Tank
A student-centered research collective advancing intersectional feminist praxis, digital culture analysis, and media activism at the University of Waterloo. Founded in 2021, FTT creates space for collaborative learning through weekly discussion groups, interdisciplinary speaker series, and hands-on workshops. Weekly hang-outs open to all — check Instagram (@aesthetic.resistance) for meeting times.
Visit the Feminist Think Tank site →Publications
(un)Disturbed: A Journal of Feminist Voices
A peer-reviewed publication fostering emerging feminist scholarship in a supportive, accessible environment. Welcomes diverse formats and methodologies including traditional academic articles, creative work, visual media, and shorter critical interventions. Prioritizes intersectional feminist perspectives, community-engaged research, and experimental forms of knowledge production. Open to scholars at all career stages.
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