# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Beyond the Algorithm - challenging the manosphere
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Can we use social media to stop hate?
How might we redesign digital spaces to minimise misogyny and associated social harms?

Beyond the Algorithm pilots theatre-based critical empathy training with young people through an adapted form of Forum Theatre, an interactive theatre style that invites audience members to intervene in a set script to change the story. 

The play investigates what motivates people to engage in online misogyny and how can we can disrupt its spread of hate and bigotry while supporting victim/survivors.

Join us for what is simultaneously an investigation, an intervention, and a way of generating insights into how young people believe the issue can be addressed.

Developed in collaboration with actors from Canberra Youth Theatre through workshops in the lead-up to this performance. For students, community members, educators and researchers.

Facilitators:
Dr Vivian Gerrand - ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
Robin Davidson - Theatre Director and Forum Theatre specialist
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Bringing campus to the community, Wellspring is an exciting series of immersive events that explore new depths of cultural enquiry and exchange. A collaboration between The Street Theatre and the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Wellspring invites Canberra’s curious to experience the inexhaustible source of human creativity and communication.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/beyond-the-algorithm-challenging-the-manosphere/200030380241357
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, business, workshops, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Canberra
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
- **lat**: -35.27843
- **long**: 149.12378
- **full address**: 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Beyond the Algorithm - challenging the manosphere being held?
  - **A:** Beyond the Algorithm - challenging the manosphere takes place on Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Beyond the Algorithm - challenging the manosphere?
  - **A:** Beyond the Algorithm - challenging the manosphere is organized by The Street Theatre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Beyond the Algorithm - challenging the manosphere is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Canberra, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Beyond the Algorithm - challenging the manosphere sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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