Haters : harassment, abuse, and violence online / Bailey Poland.

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Poland, Bailey [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (284 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781612348728
1612348726
161234870X
9781612348704

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Haters.DDC classification:

305.3 23

LOC classification:

HQ1178 .P65 2016eb

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Contents:

The many faces of cybersexism : why misogyny flourishes online -- Types of cybersexism : what online harassment really looks like -- Don't feed the trolls : why advice about cybersexism fails -- The effects of cybersexism : professional, psychological, and personal -- Misogynist movements : men's rights activists and gamergate -- Dealing with cybersexism : current solutions -- Fighting back : remixing cyberfeminism and strategizing to reduce cybersexism -- Conclusion : a call to action.

Summary: Cybersexism is rampant and can exact an astonishingly high cost. In some cases, the final result is suicide. Bullying, stalking, and trolling are just the beginning. Extreme examples such as GamerGate get publicized, but otherwise the online abuse of women is largely underreported. This book combines a history of online sexism with suggestions for solutions. Using current events and the latest available research into cybersexism, the author questions the motivations behind cybersexist activities and explores methods to reduce footprints of Internet misogyny, drawing parallels between online and offline abuse. By exploring the cases of Alyssa Funke, Rehtaeh Parsons, Audrie Pott, Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others, and her personal experiences with sexism, the author develops a method of combating sexism online.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cybersexism is rampant and can exact an astonishingly high cost. In some cases, the final result is suicide. Bullying, stalking, and trolling are just the beginning. Extreme examples such as GamerGate get publicized, but otherwise the online abuse of women is largely underreported. This book combines a history of online sexism with suggestions for solutions. Using current events and the latest available research into cybersexism, the author questions the motivations behind cybersexist activities and explores methods to reduce footprints of Internet misogyny, drawing parallels between online and offline abuse. By exploring the cases of Alyssa Funke, Rehtaeh Parsons, Audrie Pott, Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others, and her personal experiences with sexism, the author develops a method of combating sexism online.

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