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Posts tagged with ‘Incel’

  • Jan102024

    Slipping Through the Cracks: Recognising Extremist Misogyny Outside of Inceldom 

    Introduction  The ‘manosphere’ is defined as “an umbrella term that refers to a number of interconnected misogynistic communities”. The most well-known…

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  • Dec082023

    Learning from the Leavers? The Promise (and Perils) of r/IncelExit 

    This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…

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  • Nov272023

    Men, Masculinities and Memes: The Case of Incels

    This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…

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  • Mar162023

    Unpacking the Incelosphere: In-group Categorisation, Incel Purity, and Competition 

    Introduction  In the near-decade since the first publicly recognised act of incel violence in 2014, at the hands of 22-year-old…

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  • Mar152023

    Discourses of Violence in Incel Online Discussions After the Plymouth Shooting

    Introduction In August 2021, a young man attacked and killed his mother in Plymouth, UK. He then left his home,…

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  • Mar142023

    Understanding Incels’ Online Behaviour and Perceptions of Hateful Content

    Introduction Recent years have seen an increase in awareness and concern about incels, or involuntarily celibate men, particularly because of…

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  • Mar132023

    Incel PR: The Rebranding of the Incel Community & the Role of Media and Academia

    Certain usernames and names of forums have been removed to avoid amplifying their voices and platforms.  In August 2021, Jake…

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  • Jan122023

    Offline and Online Gender-Based Violence: Extremism Risk Assessment Tools and the Rise of the Incel Rebellion     

    Introduction In recent years, there have been increasing instances of online hate and gender-based violence against women. Reports of involuntary…

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  • Dec032022

    Incel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South

    This Insight was originally posted on 25 August 2022, and is being reposted as part of GNET’s Gender and Online…

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  • Nov092022

    The Role of Perceived Injustice and Need for Esteem on Incel Membership Online

    Introduction Incels, or involuntary celibates, is an increasingly popular subculture of men nestled within the online misogynist and male supremacist…

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