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Masculinity in the American Far-Right, Its Character, Radicalization and Risks of Violence
Kretíková, Veronika ; Guasti, Petra (advisor) ; Charvát, Jan (referee)
The thesis focuses on the topic of masculinity within the American far right and aims to examine its nature, radicalization, and possible risks of violence. The thesis is based on a qualitative methodology and employs a comparative study method. The subject of the analysis are individual far-right organizations and movements operating on the American political scene. Specifically, five groups were selected, namely Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Incel, Kingdom Identity Ministries and Nationalist Social Club. For each selected group, the research analysed their approach to violence and their views on gender-related issues. Analysis of the literature and individual case studies suggests that gender and with it also masculinity have a strong influence on the American far right. Issues related to gender resonate strongly among supporters of the American far-right movements and organizations that primarily consists of white men. As a result of this analysis, the radical construct of masculinity was found in three of the five selected far-right groups: Proud Boys, Incel, and the Nationalist Social Club. The research shows that violence is both an important aspect for supporters of the American far right and a tool they use to achieve their goals. When such an approach to violence is combined with a masculine...
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Incels: A Subculture of the Involutary Celibate
Goldschmídová, Eliška ; Sedláček, Jakub (advisor) ; Heřmanová, Marie (referee)
The thesis focuses on exploring and describing the subculture of incel, The term incel is an abbreviation of the phrase "involuntary celibate" and refers to individuals who are unable to find a romantic or sexual partner and some of them blame woman for their situation. In the theoretical part, the history of the term incel will be presented, as well as the subculture's placement in the broader context of online communities and subcultures that fall into the so-called "manosphere", characterized by the promotion of masculinity, misogyny, and anti-feminism. It will introduce the different ideologies that emerge across the community and the associated terms and neologisms that are fundamental to understanding it. It will also describe the attacks associated with the subculture and the reactions of those who are part of it. The practical part of the thesis answers questions through qualitative research in the form of semi- structured interviews with those who subscribe to the incel subculture. It presents the subjects' perspectives on the issue under study and attempts to answer what the reasons behind involuntary celibacy are and whether the community could exist outside the online environment. Keywords Incel/s, involuntary celibate, online subculture, online community, manosphere, slang
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Contemporary American right-wing extremism using the example of the Proud Boys with a focus on the ideology of violence
Šaník, Jan ; Charvát, Jan (advisor) ; Dopieralla, Jakub (referee)
This thesis examines contemporary American extremism, using the example of the far-right, all-male organization Proud Boys, whose members refer to themselves as "Western chauvinists." Thesis analyzes the group in terms of its history, organization, and hierarchy. Paying special attention to the group's ideology, the thesis aims to place the group in the larger context of American society and to name the factors that influenced the group's direction in terms of its ideological grounding in violence. In this thesis, I will defend the thesis that violence plays a privileged role that co-creates the ideology of the group as a whole. The thesis is designed to provide an answer to the question "what role does violence play in the Proud Boys?" Through an in-depth qualitative content analysis, this thesis discusses the relationship between violence and the ideology of the Proud Boys and explains how violence contributes a unifying role. In general, this study contributes to an understanding of both the motivations and behaviors of the Proud Boys group and contributes to the larger discourse on extremism in contemporary America.
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