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Violence and Trolling on Social Media: History, Affect, and Effects of Online Vitriol unpacks discourses, metaphors, dynamics, and framing on social media. This book connects theoretical approaches from cultural and media studies with practical challenges and experiences 'from the field', providing insight into a rough media landscape.
List of contents
1. Introduction- Online Vitriol, nothing new? 2. Section 1: A Cultural History of Online Vitriol, 3. Section 2: How Media Shape Practices, 4. Section 3: Emotions Coursing Through the Internet: Affect, Shock value, Polarization, 5. Section 4: Ethics, Legal approaches, and Public Engagements, 6. Section 5: How to Respond to Online Vitriol? 7. Conclusion: How Do We Understand Online Vitriol?
About the author
Sara Polak (Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society) is an assistant professor in American Studies, focusing on US presidents and their media. She wrote
This is Roosevelt's World - FDR as a Cultural Icon in American Memory and co-edited
Embodying Contagion: The Viropolitics of Horror and Desire in Contemporary Discourse. Daniel Trottier (Erasmus University Rotterdam) is an associate professor of Global Digital Media. His current research considers the use of digital media for the purposes of scrutiny, denunciation and shaming. His books include
Social Media as Surveillance, Identity Problems in the Facebook Era and
Introducing Vigilant Audiences.
