RT Article
T1 Online Abuse of Feminists as An Emerging form of Violence Against Women and Girls
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 57
IS 6
SP 1462
OP 1481
A1 Lewis, Ruth 1966-
A2 Rowe, Michael 1967-
A2 Wiper, Clare
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/156482926X
AB Abuse directed at visible and audible women demonstrates that cyberspace, once heralded as a new, democratic, public sphere, suffers similar gender inequalities as the offline world. This paper reports findings from a national UK study about experiences of online abuse among women who debate feminist politics. It argues that online abuse is most usefully conceived as a form of abuse or violence against women and girls, rather than as a form of communication. It examines the experiences of those receiving online abuse, thereby making a valuable contribution to existing research which tends to focus on analysis of the communications themselves.
K1 Online abuse
K1 Violence against women and girls
K1 Feminism
K1 Social media
K1 Gewalt gegen Frauen
K1 Gewalt gegen Mädchen
DO 10.1093/bjc/azw073