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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

[R., 14 years old, at the day center] - Matteo, are you 32? - Yes. - So why do you have so many grey hairs? - 💀

Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I still find it hard to believe that this article of mine has surpassed 100,000 views and is the most-read piece in the history of the Journal of Gender Studies! 🤯 I'm very pleased with the positive response it has received, and I am grateful to everyone who took the time to read it 🌱

Screenshot of an academic journal webpage showing the most read article of all time. The highlighted article is titled "Swallowing and spitting out the red pill: young men, vulnerability, and radicalization pathways in the manosphere" by Matteo Botto & Lucas Gottzén, published online on 23 September 2023 (Vol.33, No.5, 2024). The article has 102,837 views, 23 CrossRef citations, and an Altmetric score of 37. Tabs at the top indicate filters for “Last year,” “All time” (selected), and “Trending.” There are also options to download the citation or the PDF.

#gender #genderstudies #manosphere #incel #publication #academia #academiclife #redpill #journal #academicjournal #academicwriting #writing

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

🇮🇹 Today’s the day! If you’re an Italian citizen, don’t forget to VOTE in the Referendum on Citizenship. 🗳️ Mark 5 clear YESes (SÌ), because everyone born and raised in Italy deserves to be recognized as Italian. 🕖 Polls are open: Sunday, June 8: 7AM–11PM Monday, June 9: 7AM–3PM

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

🌈 I’ll be speaking at this year’s Liguria Pride Village! 📍 If you’re in town, join Eugenia Nicolosi and me on June 7th at 6:30 PM at Giardini Luzzati (Genoa) for our talk “Manosphere: nella tana dei bro.”

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

🥳 The podcast I created and edited for @aboutgender.bsky.social is finally online! 🎙️ "About Gender. Studi d’altro genere" is a podcast featuring interviews with experts in the field of gender-based violence. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/7LYxLba...

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Thank you so much to @gssisocialsci.bsky.social for inviting me to discuss contemporary masculinities! It was a pleasure to be in L’Aquila for the first time in my life — and I’m really glad I had the chance to meet such inspiring colleagues ☺️

Matteo Botto speaks into a microphone while giving a presentation on contemporary masculinities. Behind them is a large projection showing a slide with text and an image of a man on a skateboard. The setting is a lecture hall, with a blackboard, chairs, and AV equipment visible.

#genderstudies #masculinities #academiclife #feministresearch #feminism #feminist #csmm #masculinity #research #academia #genderequality

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I’ll speak at the seminar “Masculinities: Representations, Narratives, and Transformations” on May 6th at the @gssisocialsci.bsky.social! We’ll explore how masculinities are represented and discussed in culture and academia, and how they evolve in response to social and political changes.

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

It's inspiring to see individuals standing up against the new U.S. norms that aim to remove words like "queer," "trans," and "non-binary" from our research articles and datasets. Thank you to @cygraham.bsky.social and all the authors for this editorial! 🔥 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.com

Statement on the Importance of Sexuality and Gender Research

Published in The Journal of Sex Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I’m so thankful for the amazing colleagues I get to work with. You all make every day better! 🌱

From left to right: Guglielmina Falanga, Alice Migliorelli, Chiara Paglialonga, and Matteo Botto standing together and smiling in a warmly lit indoor space with classical architecture and a vintage lamp in the background.

#genderresearch #feministacademia #academiclife

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

🔥 A powerful International Women's Day march in Turin, with thousands united against patriarchy and all forms of oppression.

A large crowd of people is marching in a demonstration in the center of Turin for March 8th, International Women’s Day. In the background, historic buildings with illuminated arcades line the street. Several people are holding signs and banners with feminist slogans, including one that says, ‘Against war and racism, let’s imagine a changing world. Transfeminist struggle.’ The atmosphere is determined and engaged.

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #IWD #March8 #WomensRights #Feminism #FeministResistance #EndPatriarchy #WomensLiberation #SmashThePatriarchy #GenderEquality #WomensStrike #MarchForWomen #RiseUpForWomen

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

People on the train: "Wow, he’s very focused, he must be reading one of those deep and intellectual novels about the meaning of life and the struggles of human relationships." Me, annotating my book:

A page from an Italian book with a handwritten pencil annotation on the right margin. The printed text is black characters on a white background, and the pencil note reads ‘gay’ with a little heart next to it.

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🧑🏻‍🏫 On March 7th, I’ll be at the conference “Violenza di genere e Giovani” to share my experience running workshops on masculinities and gender violence with university students. 📍 If you’ll be in Genoa, let’s meet there!

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Despite the colourful speeches during Pride month, platforms like Meta only pursue one goal: profit. And they will always do so at the expense of everything - in this case, queer people. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

wired.com

Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’

Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

"In telling these stories, we can go about challenging the tendency to downplay the significance and prevalence of men’s violence. We can make clear that a considerable number of men, often seemingly “good men”, perpetuate violence." lens.monash.edu/2021/04/28/1...

lens.monash.edu

More than a few ‘bad apples’: Men, we need to talk about men’s violence

Monash University academic Steve Roberts offers a very personal call to action to change the conversation regarding gender-based violence.

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Happy birthday to my baby Maya. 13 years of pure love 🩷

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I created a starter pack of scholars working within Men and Masculinities Studies using feminist gender perspectives 🔍 Feel free to tell me if you want to be included! 😊 go.bsky.app/PdaLFUw

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

"[...] talented trans posters were the earliest adopters of Bluesky and were able to forge the platform into what it is today: funny, frequently horny, and with very strong moderation tools. If you like Bluesky’s vibe right now, thank a trans person." 🏳️‍⚧️🤍 www.vox.com/technology/3...

vox.com

Bluesky brings the fun, weird vibes of old Twitter back to life

As more users flee X, a clearer, sunnier social media age is dawning.

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

I’m in Milan today to see the dance performance “All About Adam” at the PimOff Theatre 🎭 Together with Alessandro Iacchino and Giuliano Scarpinato, we’ll talk about contemporary masculinities after the performance 🎙️

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

The US elections are testing our emotions, but let’s remember that despair is what the fascists want us to feel. Instead, let’s take care of our communities since we are stronger together. Fascism has already been defeated in the past, and we will defeat it again with all our love and anger.

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

Written by my colleague @ghibordieri.bsky.social, this article captures how Matteo Salvini has managed to hold onto leadership amidst internal strife and waning popularity. Check it out! ⤵️

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

✊ The event organised in Genova to protest against the umpteenth feminicide in Italy was extremely powerful! 🔥 NON UNA DI MENO!

The crowd who participated in the event organised in Genova against the umpteenth feminicide in Italy.

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

I have a special assistant today 🐶

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Hey Turin, it's nice to see you again 🇮🇹

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

My visiting period at Stockholm University sadly ends today. I'm grateful for the fantastic researchers that I met here and that I can now call friends 🇸🇪 Jag kommer att sakna er, men vi kommer att träffas igen snart! @jasperdarin.bsky.social, @junman.bsky.social, @enlar.bsky.social 🫂

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Matteo Botto @teobotto.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

📜 Finally, it's online! The article I wrote with Lucas Gottzén is in the Journal of Gender Studies! 🔍 We investigated why many young men enter and leave the manosphere and detailed the essential role of vulnerability in these processes #GenderSky #AcademicSky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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