Abstract
Christian Fundamentalist reasoning is imbued in twenty-first century incel (involuntarily celibate) rhetoric and behavior. Religious literalism influences both covert and hostile sexism through conceptions of biblical female archetypes and gender roles that manifest in contemporary society. While there is a limited amount of research exploring the causes of incel rhetoric and violence, there is a gap in research over the relationship between Fundamentalism and incel viewpoints. This project offers a comparative analysis of the influence of Fundamentalist texts on incel practices and conceptualizations of gender roles, thereby contributing to women’s studies and examining the social implications of religious inspired violence. This ongoing research seeks to answer whether Christian Fundamentalist interpretations of gender roles lead to incel ideology and misogyny.
Presenters
Kama WyattStudent, History and Geography, University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Social Agendas, Biblical Literalism, Ethics, Gender Studies
