Hate Speech and Polarization in Participatory Society

Name: Hate Speech and Polarization in Participatory Society
Brand: Taylor & Francis > Knowledge Unlatched GmbH

Taylor & Francis > Knowledge Unlatched GmbH

Hate Speech and Polarization in Participatory SocietyAuthor(s): Marta Prez-Escolar, Jos Manuel Noguera-Vivo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367625986, 978-0367625986\nSynopsis\nThis timely volume offers a comprehensive and rigorous overview of the role of communication in the construction of hate speech and polarization in the online and offline arena.\n\nDelving into the meanings, implications, contexts and effects of extreme speech and gated communities in the media landscape, the chapters analyse misleading metaphors and rhetoric via focused case studies to understand how we can overcome the risks and threats stemming from the past decades defining communicative phenomena. The book brings together an international team of experts, enabling a broad, multidisciplinary approach that examines hate speech, dislike, polarization and enclave deliberation as cross axes that influence offline and digital conversations.