Filipa Melo Lopes on incel culture

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Period7 Jan 2022 → 20 Apr 2024

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleGo Radio News
    Media name/outletGo Radio
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/04/24
    DescriptionOne week on from a mass stabbing in Sydney, we're being warned a similar incident could happen in Scotland at some point.

    That's according to an expert in incel culture, which police have not yet ruled out as a motive for the attack near Australia's Bondi Beach.

    It's just one of a number of incidents around the world recently, often spurred on by hate-filled misogynistic content online.

    Edinburgh University philosophy lecturer Filipa Melo Lopes sets out where the incel attitudes can often originate.
    PersonsFilipa Melo Lopes
  • TitleThe Resilent Researcher Podcast Episode
    Media name/outletThe Resilient Researcher Podcast
    Duration/Length/Size1 hour
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date1/12/23
    DescriptionIncels, 'othering' and critical compassion with Dr. Filipa Melo Lopes
    PersonsFilipa Melo Lopes
  • TitleIncel culture is on the rise in the UK, data shows
    Media name/outletThe Student
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date3/11/23
    PersonsFilipa Melo Lopes
  • TitleWhat do incels want? Explaining Incel Violence Using Beauvoirian Otherness
    Media name/outletSimone De Beauvoir: A Toolkit for the 21st Century
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size44:13
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/02/22
    Producer/AuthorHusserl Archives
    PersonsFilipa Melo Lopes
  • TitleIncel culture is increasing. Should we be worried, and what can we do about it?
    Media name/outletThe National
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date7/01/22
    DescriptionThe term “incel”, an abbreviation of “involuntary celibate”, emerged in the early days of online forums nearly three decades ago, allowing people of all genders who had struggled to find romantic and sexual connection to discover a sense of community and mutual understanding.
    Producer/AuthorCaitlin Logan
    PersonsFilipa Melo Lopes