Several newspapers’ articles from the 2015 Internet phenomena to its scientific analysis and use against domestic violence. Adam Rogers, “The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress“, Wired, 26 February 2015. “Not since Monica Lewinsky was a White House intern has one blue dress been the source of so much … Continued
An interesting bibliography on trolls is available on Antonio Casilli’s blog. As suggested by Antonio Casilli: “This is part of my ongoing research in the field of troll studies. Follow the hashtag #trollstudies on Twitter, or click here for a selection of my videos, articles, and interviews about trolling (French and English)”.
Gabriella Coleman, “Phreaks, Hackers, and Trolls: The Politics of Transgression and Spectacle“, in Michael Mandiberg (ed.). The Social Media Reader, New York, New York University Press, 2012. Also read the HACKER entry in The Johns Hopkins Encyclopedia of Digital Textuality, 2014 by E. Gabriella Coleman And last but not least : Gabriela Coleman, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, … Continued
Jonathan Bishop, “Representations of ‘trolls’ in mass media communication: A review of media-texts and moral panics relating to ‘internet trolling’“, International Journal of Web Based Communities, 2014, 10 (1), pp. 7‑24. Abstract: There is a general trend amongst mass media organisations around the world towards concentration of the visual, written and audio packaging and of newspapers, … Continued
Karla Mantilla, Gendertrolling: how misogyny went viral, Praeger, 2015. Table of content : Introduction Characteristics of gendertrolling Responses to gendertrolling campaigns Fighting back Gendertrolling : it’s not about the Internet The power of naming Cultural defense mechanisms as backlash Gendertrolling : cultural defense mechanisms at work Recommendations for change
Christopher Leslie, “Flame Wars on Worldnet: Early Constructions of the International User”, IFIP International Conference on the History of Computing (HC), May 2016, Brooklyn, NY, United States, pp.122-140, 10.1007/978-3-319-49463-0_9 . hal-01620137 Abstract: Some of the earliest users of the Internet described their activities as predicting a widespread communication medium that would cross national boundaries even … Continued