1 Introduction
2 When hate speech policies and procedures fail: the case of the Rohingya in Myanmar
3 Colonisation, violent ‘othering’ and contemporary online hate in Brazil
4 Social media, violence and hierarchies of hate in India
5 White male rage online: Intersectional genealogies of social media hate in the UK
6 Conclusion
Biography
Shakuntala Banaji is Professor of Media, Culture and Social Change in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ramnath Bhat is postdoctoral fellow at the International Centre for Advanced Studies in New Delhi and visiting fellow in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
"Banaji and Bhat’s Social Media and Hate is a timely and insightful exploration of the intersection of misinformation and social media hate in contemporary societies. Overall, the book is a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the complex relationship between social media and hate speech and will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and activists alike."
- Deshdeep Dhankhar, Policy Fellow at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, LSE Review of Books
