Frazer Heritage
List of John Benjamins publications in which Frazer Heritage is involved.
2023 Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans: Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse Metaphor and the Social World 13:2, pp. 178–196 | Article
Incels, or involuntary celibates, are a community of typically heterosexual young men who wish to, but do not, have sexual and romantic relationships with women. As a community, they have previously been characterised by their hatred for women and violent acts against members of society who they… read more
2020 Incels, in-groups, and ideologies: The representation of gendered social actors in a sexuality-based online community Journal of Language and Sexuality 9:2, pp. 152–178 | Article
We present a study of the online forum Reddit, specifically a sub-forum for (typically heterosexual) men who identify as involuntary celibates or incels. Incels are an online imagined community/community of practice who wish to, but do not, have sexual relations with women. Owing to this… read more
Reality paradigms, the ‘mainstream’, and Tate Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict: Online-First Articles | Article
Journalists and governments have highlighted growing concerns over the mainstreaming of misogynistic ideologies due to manfluencers like Andrew Tate. Yet, little linguistic research has been done to confirm Tate meets the criteria for being (or even wants to be considered) mainstream. This paper… read more