Credible Threat: Attacks Against Women Online and the Future of Democracy

by Sarah Sobieraj

Book Overview

Greta Thunberg. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Anita Sarkeesian. Emma Gonzalez. When women are vocal about political and social issues, too-often they are flogged with attacks via social networking sites, comment sections, discussion boards, email, and direct message. Rather than targeting their ideas, the abuse targets their identities, pummeling them with rape threats, attacks on their appearance and presumed sexual behavior, and a cacophony of misogynistic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190089296
• ISBN13: 9780190089290
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"