Essays about: "incel violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words incel violence.

  1. 1. The Portrayal of Incel Violence : A Thematical Comparative Case Study of US and Swedish Media’s Presentation on Incel Attacks

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Amanda Nordberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Incel; media; extremism; masculinity crisis; gender-based terrorism;

    Abstract : The research conducted in this thesis will focus on incels’ violence, the media coverage of it, and incels’ debatable connection to extremism. Using a comparative case study on incel violence enables an examination of how media presents the coverage, identifying similarities, differences, and patterns from a transnational perspective by analyzing news articles from two selected newspapers in the US and two newspapers from Sweden over a specific period. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Rise of the Incel Violence: A Feminist Exploration of How Incels and Incel Violence are Framed in American Counterterrorism Policies and Strategies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tove Linderoth; [2023]
    Keywords : incel involuntary celibate ; incel violence; misogyny; feminist security; counterterrorism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years incel (involuntary celibate) perpetuated violence has escalated in the United States. Incels are motivated by deeply rooted misogynistic assumptions, which dehumanises women and promotes degradation and violence towards the group. READ MORE

  4. 3. “If Men Acted Like Women Do, There Would Be Riots in the Streets” : Personalized and Collective Action Framing in the Incelopshere

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ebba Wallin Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Incels; Online movement; Contentious action networks; Frame analysis; Connective action; Antifeminism;

    Abstract : In recent years, several high-profile acts of violence linked to the virtual incelosphere have sparked public concern and scholarly interest. Yet, scant attention has been paid to whether these perpetrators can be understood as lone-wolf attackers or as members of a collective. READ MORE

  5. 4. Incels views on crime : A study about how users on an incel forum justify their views on sexual and violent crime

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Elin Alexandroff; Maya Burman; [2023]
    Keywords : Incels; Attitudes; Crime; Violence; Techniques of Neutralization.; Incels; Attityder; Brott; Våld; Neutralisationstekniker.;

    Abstract : Through a netnographic qualitative research, an incel forum is analyzed in this study using a thematic analysis to investigate users on the incel forum and their views on sexual and violent crime. By using Sykes and Matza's (1957) techniques of neutralization, this study shows how the users on the forum may justify their positive views on violent and sexual crime. READ MORE

  6. 5. Incels: Frustrated and Angry due to Deprivation of Intimacy : A Case Study of the Radicalisation Trajectories of an Online Community on a Fringe Social Media Platform

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS

    Author : Aron Kiss; [2022]
    Keywords : fringe social media platforms; echo chambers; marginalised groups; unfulfilled masculinity; polarisation; radicalisation; incel; NLP;

    Abstract : Technological advancements and affordability enable voicing of social injustice, feelings of deprivation, and oppression. Spatial barriers no longer pose obstacles to connecting with like-minded (or dissimilar) others to define and refine ingroup and outgroup. READ MORE