Samantha Wrisley, assistant professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, recently published a chapter titled “It’s a Love/Hate Thing: Heteropatriarchy, Anti-Feminism, and the Indelibility of Misogyny” in the peer-reviewed volume The Routledge Handbook on Marginalized Groups in the United States and Their Challenges (Routledge, 2025). This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the systemic forces that marginalize vulnerable communities, helping readers understand the pervasive and often harmful dynamics that sustain social inequities.
In her chapter, Wrisley explores misogyny in its full conceptual and historical complexity. She traces the evolution of the term and outlines the various ways misogyny manifests culturally while examining its entrenchment within heteronormative structures. The chapter also considers whether feminism has the potential to completely dismantle misogyny and analyzes contemporary forms of anti-feminism.
