Frazer Heritage
List of John Benjamins publications for which Frazer Heritage plays a role.
Articles
2023 Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans: Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse Metaphor and the Social World 13:2, pp. 178–196 | Article
Incels, or involuntary celibates, are a community of typically heterosexual young men who wish to, but do not, have sexual and romantic relationships with women. As a community, they have previously been characterised by their hatred for women and violent acts against members of society who they… read more
2020 Incels, in-groups, and ideologies: The representation of gendered social actors in a sexuality-based online community Journal of Language and Sexuality 9:2, pp. 152–178 | Article
We present a study of the online forum Reddit, specifically a sub-forum for (typically heterosexual) men who identify as involuntary celibates or incels. Incels are an online imagined community/community of practice who wish to, but do not, have sexual relations with women. Owing to this… read more
