GNET TeamUnpacking the Incelosphere: In-group Categorisation, Incel Purity, and Competition
Read moreIntroduction In the near-decade since the first publicly recognised act of incel violence in 2014, at the hands of 22-year-old…
Emilia LounelaDiscourses of Violence in Incel Online Discussions After the Plymouth Shooting
Read moreIntroduction In August 2021, a young man attacked and killed his mother in Plymouth, UK. He then left his home,…
Sarah DalyUnderstanding Incels’ Online Behaviour and Perceptions of Hateful Content
Read moreIntroduction Recent years have seen an increase in awareness and concern about incels, or involuntarily celibate men, particularly because of…
Rutger SjoertsIncel PR: The Rebranding of the Incel Community & the Role of Media and Academia
Read moreCertain usernames and names of forums have been removed to avoid amplifying their voices and platforms. In August 2021, Jake…
Esli ChanOffline and Online Gender-Based Violence: Extremism Risk Assessment Tools and the Rise of the Incel Rebellion
Read moreIntroduction In recent years, there have been increasing instances of online hate and gender-based violence against women. Reports of involuntary…
Gurpreet KaurIncel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South
Read moreThis Insight was originally posted on 25 August 2022, and is being reposted as part of GNET’s Gender and Online…
Brenna HelmThe Role of Perceived Injustice and Need for Esteem on Incel Membership Online
Read moreIntroduction Incels, or involuntary celibates, is an increasingly popular subculture of men nestled within the online misogynist and male supremacist…
Gurpreet KaurIncel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South
Read moreContent warning: this Insight contains descriptions of sexual violence. Introduction Over the years, violent crimes against women have been reported…
Maeve ParkUnderstanding The Incel Experience Online
Read moreIncel, short for ‘involuntarily celibate’, is self-identification used exclusively by cis-gender, straight males who congregate exclusively in online spaces, and…
Simon PurdueIdeological Nihilism and Aesthetic Violence: Mass Shooters and Online Antisocial Subcultures
Read moreThe Highland Park shooter’s online footprint has seen a lot of scrutiny in the week since his attack, and rightly…
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