Gendertrolling arises out of the same misogyny that fuels other "real life" forms of harassment and abuse of women. This book explains this phenomenon, the way it can impact women's lives, and how it can be stopped.
Acknowledgments PART I: GENDERTROLLING AND ITS EFFECTS Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Characteristics of Gendertrolling Chapter 3: Responses to Gendertrolling Campaigns Chapter 4: Fighting Back PART II: GENDERTROLLING IN HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT Chapter 5: Gendertrolling: It's Not about the Internet Chapter 6: The Power of Naming Chapter 7: Cultural Defense Mechanisms as Backlash Chapter 8: Gendertrolling: Cultural Defense Mechanisms at Work Chapter 9: Recommendations for Change Epilogue Notes Index
Karla Mantilla is managing editor at Feminist Studies, an interdisciplinary women's studies journal.
Mantilla's work is valuable . . . for gathering firsthand voices of
gendertrolling victims about their experiences, reactions, and
attempts to fight back. Furthermore, the author successfully
contextualizes gendertrolling in the history of misogyny. By doing
so, she persuasively argues that gendertrolling is not unique to
digital experiences but is a new form of misogyny and abuse against
women. She lists various recommendations for legal protections and
strategies to fight against gendertrolling and generate solutions.
Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries.
*Choice*
The contemporary issues addressed in the book are relevant to
undergraduate and graduate instructors seeking to offer guidance in
new media, prejudice, and the ethics of unrestricted 'free speech'
in Internet environments. Each chapter can be taught independently,
allowing for text-based questions and discussion in a small
graduate-level seminar or a large undergraduate lecture. . . .
Mantilla's book has utility beyond the classroom settingbecause it
contributes to a larger cultural conversation concerning the
regulation of online sexist speech.
*Sex Roles*
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