FCJ-162 Symbolic violence in the online field: Calls for ‘civility’ in online discussion

In this paper, I argue that enforcing norms of civility in a deliberative space can be dangerous, as a requirement of civility can be used as a tool to stifle dissent and reinforce existing arrangements of power. I analyse the comments that led to the closing of the online comments board of a commun...

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Main Author: Shannon Sindorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Humanities Press 2014-04-01
Series:Fibreculture Journal
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Online Access:http://twentytwo.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj-162-symbolic-violence-in-the-online-field-calls-for-civility-in-online-discussion/