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Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
ISBN 13 | 9780190089283 |
ISBN 10 | 0190089288 |
Author | Sarah Sobieraj |
Book Format | Hardcover |
Language | English |
Book Description | Credible Threat delves into the torrent of online abuse directed at women who speak publicly about political and social issues. Sarah Sobieraj shows that identity-based abuse online is a form of patterned resistance to women''s voices and visibility, |
About the Author | Sarah Sobieraj is Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, where she directs the Digital Sexism Project. She is an expert on US political culture, extreme incivility, digital abuse and harassment, and the mediated information environment. Sobieraj is the author of The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility with Jeff Berry, and Soundbitten: The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism. |
Publication Date | 2020-10-22 |
Number of Pages | 192 pages |
Credible Threat: Attacks Against Women Online and the Future of Democracy