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Lydia García Vaquero

Title

PhD Student, MA in Intercultural Studies

Primary affiliation

Lydia García Vaquero

Areas of expertise

  • Gender Studies
  • INTERNET CULTURE
  • Tradwife
  • Manosphere
  • Social Media

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Profile

PhD candidate in Gender and Media Studies at Aarhus University, specialising in digital cultures, gender, and conservative social media discourse. My research focuses on tradwife communities and how gender identities, aesthetics, and meanings emerge through online interactions and material-affective practices.

I hold an MA in Intercultural Studies from Aarhus University where I explored "femcel" communities and mediatized feminine rage on Tiktok. My methodological interests include digital ethnography, visual analysis, affect theory, and feminist new materialisms.

I am also the founder of the Nordic Manosphere Network at Aarhus University, connecting researchers working on gender and digital cultures across the Nordic region.

My work has been presented in several conferences including ECREA, DDC, and the NMN Inaugural symposium

Teaching activities

Gender in the algorithm: Viral cultures and aesthetics online

The course examines the intersection of gender, platforms, and aesthetics, focusing on how algorithmic visibility shapes cultural production online and how gendered content responds to contemporary societal concerns. Drawing on feminist and postfeminist theory, students analyze cases such as Tradwives, Incels, and Momfluencers to understand how gendered meanings are negotiated within algorithmic media environments.

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