Fanaticism, Racism, and Rage Online Corrupting the Digital Sphere

Fanaticism, Racism, and Rage Online is a critical exploration of digital hate culture and its myriad infiltrations into the modern online community. The book examines radical movements that have emerged both on the fringes of the Internet, as well as

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Adam Klein

Fanaticism, Racism, and Rage Online Corrupting the Digital Sphere

Adam Klein Department of Communication Studies Pace University New York City, NY, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-51423-9    ISBN 978-3-319-51424-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-51424-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963223 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Cover image Stocksolutions / Alamy Stock Photo, Image Source / Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by Henry Petrides Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

For Allison, Vivian, and Sidney

Acknowledgments

There are several people who have helped to make this book possible, from its earliest conception to the final page. First and foremost, I want to thank my original “editor-in-chief,” my dad, who has been reading my writing, and improving it, for 30 years. Few books are written without the support, time, and participation of family members. My wife, Allison, read and re-read pages, and kept her sense of humor as I delved deeper into hate websites in our living room. My mother, who without fail could always help me find the right word. I also want to acknowledge the valuable input that I was given along the way from Ephrem, Jillian, Liam, and Marvin and Sherry. I am also grateful for the academic support and encouraging research environment that I receive from my Communication Studies colleagues at Pace University; Emilie Zaslow, Barry Morris, Satish Kolluri, Mary Ann Murphy, Marcella Szablewicz, Seong Jae Min, and Aditi Paul. Toward to the development and publication of this book, I want to sincerely thank my editor at Palgrave Macmillan, Shaun Vigil, and assistant editor, Glenn Ramirez, as well as my two reviewers whose collective suggestions hel