Navigating The Manosphere: An Examination Of The Incel Movements’ Attitudes Of Sexual Aggression And Violence Against Women

<p>There is a considerable and established literature on the topic of violence against women. Yet, there remains understudied areas of foci with lesser attention paid to its occurrence within online and digital contexts. Of particular interest is the networked misogyny and sexism of the online group that self-identifies as “involuntary celibates”, or “incels”. Drawing on data collected from online forums and chat rooms, the language and discourse of this particular group are analyzed through an integrated conceptual framework encompassing hegemonic masculinity, aggrieved entitlement, and patriarchy to better understand the prevalence and types of violence promoted by “incels”. Emerging themes revealed the pervasiveness of rape culture, pro-attitudes of violence against women, male victimization and oppression, sexual entitlement, and masculinity crises. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Justice Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2020

Author dc:creator

• Laskovtsov, Albina

• cyberspace
• incels
• misogyny
• online
• violence against women
• Criminology
• Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence
• Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2020 Albina Laskovtsov

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/662

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1660