TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Online abuse of feminists as an emerging form of violence against women and girls
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Lewis, Ruth
A1  - Rowe, Michael
A1  - Wiper, Clare
SP  - 1462
EP  - 1481
VL  - 57
IS  - 6
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azw073
ID  - ref1
ER  -