This book presents the first in-depth study of online misogyny and the manosphere from a psychoanalytic perspective. The author argues that the men of the manosphere present contradictory thoughts, desires and fantasies about women which include but also go beyond misogyny. They are in a state of dis/inhibition: torn between (un)conscious forces and fantasies which erupt and are defended against.
Key Features
- Psychoanalytic Perspective: Analyzes online misogyny and the manosphere through a unique theoretical lens.
- Contradictory Thoughts: Explores the complexities of men's desires and fantasies about women.
- Community Analysis: Draws on psychoanalytic thinkers to examine various communities such as incels, MGTOW, alt-right YouTubers, and NoFap users.
- Contemporary Relevance: Discusses the intersection of sexuality, racism, and images of the white male body in the digital age.
- Academic Resource: Valuable for scholars in psychoanalysis, media studies, internet studies, masculinity research, and more.
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Dis/inhibition shows itself in self-victimization and defensive apathy as well as toxic agency and symbolic power and expresses itself in desire for and hatred of other bodies. The text draws on wider discussions about the status of sexuality in contemporary neoliberal technoculture since the sexual revolution of the late 1960s, illuminating how these factors shape the fantasies and affects of many men on the internet and beyond.
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