Online misogynistic harassment and response rhetoric: A case study of Anita Sarkeesian and her harassers

Online misogynistic harassment has created both a degrading and violent space for many people who have social media profiles. Even though social media platforms have started to update their rules regarding content and engagement expectations, harmful ideologies such as misogyny continue to flourish in posts, threads, and comment sections. Therefore, it is both important to know how to recognize when ideologies such as misogyny are causing harm online while also being able to understand certain ways that people could respond to online misogynistic harassment. This project will look at how misogyny takes places particularly within the online gaming community and how media critic Anita Sarkeesian adopts a “rhetoric of difference” (Flores, 1996) to combat the misogynistic harassment she encounters.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Henry, Julia

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Innocenti, Beth

• Communication

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright held by the author.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:18379

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/35371