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<p>I propose a psychoanalytical study of the incel movement, a community formed around hatred of women. First, I show they are inscribed in an identificatory movement which I call “melancholiform” where they recognize themselves as “sub-males”. I then turn to the incel reading of the formulas of sexuation, which produce what I call a love “frozen in the Imaginary”. I show that their hatred is a consequence of their impression of “<i>jouissance</i> deficit” out of step with neoliberal promises of <i>total jouissance</i>. In conclusion, I present a clinical vignette showing how psychoanalysis can prevent an adolescent from becoming an incel.</p>

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Incels: From the alleged theft of jouissance to a love frozen in the imaginary

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    2026年6月26日

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  • Simon Dureuil

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I propose a psychoanalytical study of the incel movement, a community formed around hatred of women. First, I show they are inscribed in an identificatory movement which I call “melancholiform” where they recognize themselves as “sub-males”. I then turn to the incel reading of the formulas of sexuation, which produce what I call a love “frozen in the Imaginary”. I show that their hatred is a consequence of their impression of “jouissance deficit” out of step with neoliberal promises of total jouissance. In conclusion, I present a clinical vignette showing how psychoanalysis can prevent an adolescent from becoming an incel.