Manifesting Violence : White Terrorism, Digital Culture, and the Rhetoric of Replacement / Casey Ryan Kelly and William Joseph Sipe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Casey Ryan, 1979- author.

Sipe, William Joseph, 1993- author.

Series:

Rhetoric and Digitality Series

Rhetoric + digitality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Social aspects--United States.

Internet.

Social media--United States.

Social media.

Online hate speech--United States.

Online hate speech.

White people--Race identity--United States.

White people.

White supremacy movements--United States.

White supremacy movements.

White nationalism--United States.

White nationalism.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

United States--Race relations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Manifesting Violence: White Terrorism, Digital Culture, and the Rhetoric of Replacement by Casey Ryan Kelly and William J. Sipe explores the fertile playground of the digital world for white supremist groups to spread their message of a white genocide. Through their investigation and analysis of white supremacist terrorists' manifestos and online screeds, Kelly and Sipe examine the rhetorical tools of white supremist to convert new virtual communities through fears, such as the "great replacement" myth, to spark white supremist violence. Through the manifestos' rhetoric of white nationalism, and calling for support of the white race, family, and children, curious internet surfers are radicalized to believe that the white race is under attack and needs to be defended. Kelly and Sipe explain that the longer someone is immersed in this digital culture of racism, be it through manifestos, humorous racial jokes, or digital conversations, these rhetorical devises transform what was one entertainment into empowered action. Manifesting Violence expands what it means to be part of these movements to show that white supremacy is no longer confined to organized white racist groups but has moved into the digital sphere in new forms. Internet culture has broadened racist rhetoric and literature from long written manifestos to also include entertaining and sharable jokes, and online racist screeds. Kelly and Sipes' survey of this growing digital ecosystem highlights the danger of how online communication allows us to see how accessible these platforms are, and how easily they foster the slip from hateful speech to violent action"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-9560-1

OCLC:

1518473283