About Simon.

Simon Copland is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the Australian National University (ANU), studying online men’s rights groups and communities ‘manosphere’. He has research interests in online misogyny, extremism and male violence, as well as in the politics of digital platforms and Reddit specifically. He also has a Masters in Science Communication, where he studied values in the communication of climate change.

Simon is a freelance writer, and the co-editor of Green Agenda, an online publishing space for green ideas. He has been published in The Guardian, BBC Online, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph and Overland Journal, amongst others. He co-produced the podcast ‘Queers’, a fortnightly discussion on queer politics and culture. He had a chapter in the books Queer Stories and Going Postal in 2018.

Simon is a David Bowie and rugby union fanatic. He also loves the tennis.

Simon is available for media appearances, including writing for online or print publications, interviews or speaking opportunities. You can also feel free to get in contact if you have any questions about my work, want to offer any support or just want to say hi.