Ozan Félix Sousbois
Biographic Data
| ID | 1357040 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ozan Félix Sousbois |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ozan Félix |
| FAMILY NAME | Sousbois |
| SIGNATURE | SOUSBOIS O F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stavanger |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-5186-4616 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Politi-clavicular state
What if the male body has become a political platform? This paper examines the figure of the looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular as a mediating node between political masculinity and protest masculinity within platform cultures. Drawing on scholarship on political masculinities, protest masculinities, and manospheric cultures, I conceptualize the ‘politi-clavicular state’ as a diffuse regime of bodily governance operating through aesthetics, affec…
Pain as a source of manospheric protest masculinity
The little square of agonies
This research investigates protest masculinity within the incel community, focussing on avatar pictures as a unique form of self-expression and community-building. Analysing self-portrayals from incel.is, the study unveils how these avatars, laden with distinct qualities, serve as tools for both individual and collective political expression. Departing from traditional views on protest masculinity, the study highlights these aesthetic expressions…
The straight paradox
Unravelling disengagement
This article analyzes the dynamics of online incel communities in the context of disengagement, highlighting the symbolic fracture created by the withdrawal of a key figure who went by the username ‘Komesarj’. Drawing on Davis's (2021) concept of the anti-public sphere and extending it through the framework of emotional echo chambers, we analyze qualitative data from X.com and the incel.is forum. Our findings show that Komesarj's disengagement de…
Le milli ve manevî comme principe populiste en Turquie
Le concept de milli ve manevî est devenu un outil central de l’ingénierie sociale dans le régime turc actuel, servant à construire un ethos national islamo-conservateur et à façonner l’homme-projet pro-Erdoğan. À partir d’une analyse de discours politiques, de politiques de genre et de l’intime, ainsi que d’entretiens avec des hommes conservateurs, cet article montre comment le milli ve manevî fonctionne comme un principe populiste et viriliste, …
Le petit carré solitaire
Incels, Looksmaxxing, and the Surgical Design of the 'Chad'-vertised Body
This article examines how ideals of the male body are reshaped in online spaces linked to the manosphere, particularly incel and lookism forums. It explores looksmaxxing - the pursuit of physical improvement through body-sculpting practices such as fitness, grooming, and plastic surgery - as a perceived path to romantic success and social mobility, framed as 'ascension'. Within these spaces, body modification is guided by peer evaluations, aggres…
N'ourler ni les manches ni l'histoire
Porteurs de nombreuses significations, les objets se présentent parfois comme des marqueurs de confrontations idéologiques. Une autre de leurs caractéristiques tient dans leur puissance théâtrale et décorative dans la mise-en-scène des catégories du genre. L'arrivée de l'AKP au pouvoir en 2002, sa mutation idéologique au cours des années 2000 et les multiples tentatives du président actuel d'être le porte-parole du monde musulman dans tout le Pro…
Potential risk in the “contrast-field”
N'ourler ni les manches ni l'histoire
Porteurs de nombreuses significations, les objets se présentent parfois comme des marqueurs de confrontations idéologiques. Une autre de leurs caractéristiques tient dans leur puissance théâtrale et décorative dans la mise-en-scène des catégories du genre. L'arrivée de l'AKP au pouvoir en 2002, sa mutation idéologique au cours des années 2000 et les multiples tentatives du président actuel d'être le porte-parole du monde musulman dans tout le Pro…
Le petit carré solitaire
Incels, Looksmaxxing, and the Surgical Design of the 'Chad'-vertised Body
This article examines how ideals of the male body are reshaped in online spaces linked to the manosphere, particularly incel and lookism forums. It explores looksmaxxing - the pursuit of physical improvement through body-sculpting practices such as fitness, grooming, and plastic surgery - as a perceived path to romantic success and social mobility, framed as 'ascension'. Within these spaces, body modification is guided by peer evaluations, aggres…
Potential risk in the “contrast-field”
N'ourler ni les manches ni l'histoire
Porteurs de nombreuses significations, les objets se présentent parfois comme des marqueurs de confrontations idéologiques. Une autre de leurs caractéristiques tient dans leur puissance théâtrale et décorative dans la mise-en-scène des catégories du genre. L'arrivée de l'AKP au pouvoir en 2002, sa mutation idéologique au cours des années 2000 et les multiples tentatives du président actuel d'être le porte-parole du monde musulman dans tout le Pro…
Le milli ve manevî comme principe populiste en Turquie
Le concept de milli ve manevî est devenu un outil central de l’ingénierie sociale dans le régime turc actuel, servant à construire un ethos national islamo-conservateur et à façonner l’homme-projet pro-Erdoğan. À partir d’une analyse de discours politiques, de politiques de genre et de l’intime, ainsi que d’entretiens avec des hommes conservateurs, cet article montre comment le milli ve manevî fonctionne comme un principe populiste et viriliste, …
Le petit carré solitaire
Incels, Looksmaxxing, and the Surgical Design of the 'Chad'-vertised Body
This article examines how ideals of the male body are reshaped in online spaces linked to the manosphere, particularly incel and lookism forums. It explores looksmaxxing - the pursuit of physical improvement through body-sculpting practices such as fitness, grooming, and plastic surgery - as a perceived path to romantic success and social mobility, framed as 'ascension'. Within these spaces, body modification is guided by peer evaluations, aggres…
Politi-clavicular state
What if the male body has become a political platform? This paper examines the figure of the looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular as a mediating node between political masculinity and protest masculinity within platform cultures. Drawing on scholarship on political masculinities, protest masculinities, and manospheric cultures, I conceptualize the ‘politi-clavicular state’ as a diffuse regime of bodily governance operating through aesthetics, affec…
Pain as a source of manospheric protest masculinity
The little square of agonies
This research investigates protest masculinity within the incel community, focussing on avatar pictures as a unique form of self-expression and community-building. Analysing self-portrayals from incel.is, the study unveils how these avatars, laden with distinct qualities, serve as tools for both individual and collective political expression. Departing from traditional views on protest masculinity, the study highlights these aesthetic expressions…
The straight paradox
Unravelling disengagement
This article analyzes the dynamics of online incel communities in the context of disengagement, highlighting the symbolic fracture created by the withdrawal of a key figure who went by the username ‘Komesarj’. Drawing on Davis's (2021) concept of the anti-public sphere and extending it through the framework of emotional echo chambers, we analyze qualitative data from X.com and the incel.is forum. Our findings show that Komesarj's disengagement de…
Politics (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Masculinity (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)