Hi everyone,

This is the final call. Last year I was recruiting people who would self-identify as “former incels” as volunteers for an interview-based project. The good news is our write-up has been provisionally accepted for both an article and a conference presentation. However, we have been asked to increase our sample to comment more on the spread and nuances of themes. As such, another volunteer would be excellent.

As background, myself and my team of social scientists want to speak to you about your experiences in the incel community including how you got into it, how your emotional needs were met during that time and why/how you left it.

All interviews will be held over Zoom and be approx. one hour (some have been 25 minutes, some have been a great deal longer - it is entirely up to you). You will remain entirely anonymous throughout the process – as will the forum you were recruited from. I do not need to know your name at any point, and you can feel free to have your camera turned off during it.

Furthermore, I would gladly send questions in advance if that would help put you at ease (doing the interview via email is also an option).

If you are interested, please DM and I can provide more information about the project and arrange an interview.

Best wishes

David