This is why we can't have nice things : mapping the relationship between online trolling and mainstream culture

Summary: Why the troll problem is actually a culture problem: how online trolling fits comfortably within today's media landscape.

Record details

ISBN: 026232900X
ISBN: 9780262329002
ISBN: 0262028948
ISBN: 9780262028943
ISBN: 9781336200753
ISBN: 1336200758
ISBN: 0262328984
ISBN: 9780262328982
ISBN: 0262328992
ISBN: 9780262328999
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

General Note:	Multi-user. CatMonthString:october.15
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	I. Subcultural origins, 2003-2007 : 1. Defining terms: the origins and evolution of subcultural trolling ; 2. The only reason to do anything: lulz, play, and the mask of trolling ; 3. Toward a method/ology -- II. The "golden years," 2008-2011 : 4. The house that Fox built: anonymous, spectacle, and cycles of amplification ; 5. LOLing at tragedy: Facebook trolls, memorial pages, and the business of mass-mediated disaster narratives ; 6. Race and the no-spin zone: the thin line between trolling and corporate punditry ; 7. Dicks everywhere: the cultural logics of trolling -- III. The transitional period, 2012-2015 : 8. The lulz are dead, long live the lulz: from subculture to mainstream ; 9. Where do we go from here? The importance of spinning endlessly.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.