Presentation Title
Incel narratives: Deciphering and tracking the incel lexicon
Abstract
Incels, involuntary celibates, are an online sub-culture of individuals who bear resentment towards women and society for their lack of romantic and sexual relationships. We identify terms in the Incel lexicon by comparing term frequency in Incel subreddits to term frequency in a randomly selected set of comments. To contextualize each term in the identified Incel lexicon, we produce a glossary of co-ocurring words that fills in the hidden meaning behind each term in the lexicon.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Peter Dodds
Secondary Mentor Name
Chris Danforth
Faculty/Staff Collaborators
David Dewhurst, Joshua Minot, Jane Adams, Chris Danforth, Peter Dodds
Status
Graduate
Student College
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Program/Major
Complex Systems
Primary Research Category
Social Sciences
Incel narratives: Deciphering and tracking the incel lexicon
Incels, involuntary celibates, are an online sub-culture of individuals who bear resentment towards women and society for their lack of romantic and sexual relationships. We identify terms in the Incel lexicon by comparing term frequency in Incel subreddits to term frequency in a randomly selected set of comments. To contextualize each term in the identified Incel lexicon, we produce a glossary of co-ocurring words that fills in the hidden meaning behind each term in the lexicon.