LEADER 02431oam 2200445 450 001 9910820349303321 005 20240205172849.0 010 $a1-4438-9855-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000830967 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4648804 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000830967 100 $a20160903h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aKeyboard warriors $ethe production of Islamophobic identity and an extreme worldview within an online political community /$fGraham Edward Geddes 210 1$aNewcastle upon Tyne, England :$cCambridge Scholars Publishing,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (237 pages) 311 0 $a1-4438-9462-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: the genesis of an extreme political formation The far right, identity and group dynamics Forming a global-national-local worldview and extreme identity online Post-politics and the rage response The 'other' and the clash of civilisations Political extremism and hybrid space 330 $a"The far-right English Defence League (EDL) is a strange product of global and local dynamics, most prominently the 'War on Terror'. While the EDL has become well known for its high-profile Islamophobic demonstrations within local communities, the bulk of its day-to-day activity occurs online within its social networking sites, between supporters - referred to as 'keyboard warriors'. 'Keyboard warriors'' activities are confined to the virtual realm and they are unlikely to attend EDL events in physical space, such as demonstrations. This book explores the kind of Islamophobic identity that is produced by EDL supporters within the networking sites, and focuses on how this identitty is constructed around insecurities that are central to the lives of this populations"--Back cover. 606 $aIslamophobia 606 $aSocial media$xPolitical aspects 606 $aSocial media and society 615 0$aIslamophobia. 615 0$aSocial media$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aSocial media and society. 676 $a305.697 700 $aGeddes$b Graham Edward$01674636 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820349303321 996 $aKeyboard warriors$94039600 997 $aUNINA