Fantasy, online misogyny and the manosphere : male bodies of dis/inhibition / Jacob Johanssen.

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 di...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Psychoanalysis and popular culture series.
Main Author: Johanssen, Jacob (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2022.
Series:Psychoanalysis and popular culture series.
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Physical Description:xxiv, 247 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: a Psychoanalysis of the manosphere
  • Male fascist bodies - then and now
  • The sexual revolution, the manosphere and (post) feminism
  • The backlash against the sexual revolution on youtube
  • Incels and fantasies of destroying/desiring the other
  • Men going their own way-MGTOW: woman shall (not) exist
  • The manifestos of mass shooters and the absent father
  • Nofap: masturbation, porn and phallic fragility
  • Conclusion: from dis/information to recognition - a space for hope?