Social Processes of Online Hate

1. Introduction to Social Processes of Online Hate Joseph B. Walther and Ronald E. Rice  2. Making a Case for a Social Processes Approach to Online Hate Joseph B. Walther  3. Foundations, Definitions, and Directions in Online Hate Research Stephanie Tom Tong  4. Misogyny and Woman Abuse in the Incelosphere: The Role of Online Incel Male Peer Support Walter S. DeKeseredy  5. From Echo Chambers to Digital Campfires: The Making of an Online Community of Hate in Stormfront Anton Törnberg and Petter Törnberg  6. "Deal" of the Day: Sex, Porn, and Political Hate on Social Media Sahana Udupa and Oeendrila Lahiri Gerold  7. Digitally Mediated Spillover as a Catalyst of Radicalization: How Digital Hate Movements Shape Conservative Youth Activism Adam Burston  8. "Hate Parties": Networked Antisemitism from the Fringes to YouTube Stephen C. Rea, Binny Mathew, and Jordan Kraemer  9. Information Sharing and Content Framing across Multiple Platforms and Functional Roles That Exemplify Social Processes of Online Hate Groups Shruti Phadke and Tanushree Mitra  10. Detecting Antisocial Norms in Large-Scale Online Discussions Yotam Shmargad, Stephen A. Rains, Kevin Coe, Kate Kenski, and Steven Bethard  11. Understanding the Phases and Themes of Coordinated Online Aggression Attacks Gianluca Stringhini and Jeremy Blackburn  12. Background Scholarship and a Synthesis of Themes in Social Processes of Online Hate Ronald E. Rice 

Biography

Joseph B. Walther is the Bertelsen Presidential Chair of Technology and Society, and Distinguished Professor of Communication at the University of California Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Ronald E. Rice is the Arthur N. Rupe Chair in Social Effects of Mass Communication, and Distinguished Professor of Communication at the University of California Santa Barbara, California, USA.

'Hate speech is always with us, but the internet supercharged its developmental process. Formerly, voices crying out in the desert of hate largely went unheard, but the internet now provides a ready audience of fellow haters. Learn about the birth, nourishment, life, and death of hate speech in this impressive book.'

William Crano, Oskamp Distinguished Professor in Psychology, Claremont Graduate University

'The very idea of a community of haters may seem paradoxical. Yet such is the extraordinary reality of our digital world. This carefully researched volume traces the emerging norms, innovative practices, and intensified cultures of online hate with which we must now contend, and challenges researchers – and society – to identify constructive new directions.'

Sonia Livingstone, Professor, London School of Economics, and Director of Digital Futures for Children

'With a novel focus on "social process perspectives" – such as the ways in which online hate can be a bonding experience for the haters – this timely book offers a vital resource for understanding and addressing the complexities of contemporary online discourse.'

Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law, Computer Science, and Public Policy, Harvard University