Biography
Pierce Dignam is a sociologist who studies the intersection of social movements, masculinity, collective identity, and politics in the digital age. His qualitative research has focused on the social movement dynamics of male-supremacist spaces on Reddit, the Trump campaign’s working-class appeals, and Trump supporters’ cultural understandings of masculinity and anti-establishment politics. He has also investigated how online news comment sections work to maintain a connection to political narratives over time. His research has been published in “Race, Gender and Class”, “Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society” and “Men and Masculinities.” He is also a co-founder of the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism.