Gender Hate Online Understanding the New Anti-Feminism
Gender Hate Online addresses the dynamic nature of misogyny: how it travels, what technological and cultural affordances support or obstruct this and what impact reappropriated expressions of misogyny have in other cultures. It adds significantl
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Gender Hate Online
Debbie Ging • Eugenia Siapera Editors
Gender Hate Online Understanding the New Anti-Feminism
Foreword by Soraya Chemaly
Editors Debbie Ging Dublin City University Dublin, Ireland
Eugenia Siapera University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
ISBN 978-3-319-96225-2 ISBN 978-3-319-96226-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96226-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 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. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Puwadol Paradon / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
We dedicate this book to all women who have suffered and suffer from digital and physical violence and its effects
Foreword by Soraya Chemaly
The internet and social media are seamlessly woven into our day-to-day lives. We work, play, explore study, plan, celebrate and mourn online as we do offline. This “virtual” world opens doors to information, education, markets, jobs and communities that, in the past, would have been completely inaccessible to most people, particularly girls and women. Social media, information and communication technologies are vital tools for women. Being able to tap into the web gives women unparalleled opportunities to express themselves and engage in civic and public life. Simply by virtue that women are the people doing the expressing, however, their online participation alone represents challenges to traditions, norms and conventional obstacles to equality. Then, almost inevitably, the manosphere, fueled by threatened masculinity and framed neatly by words like “innovation”, “community”, “revolutionary” and “free speech”, intrudes to remind women that, after all, these activities are not for them. Just as the inte
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