COMM 160OH: ONLINE HATE SPEECH

University of California, Santa Barbara

Focuses on online hate messages: racist/ethnic/sexist social media postings , websites, and discussion forums; harassment, toxicity, and cyberbullying. Topics include the prevalence, content, and effects of online hate; motivat ons; coordinated organized attacks; media use by existing offline hate grou ps; potential for offline aggression; remediation messages (human and robot ic), and related topics. Readings primarily are research articles. Student groups complete original comprehensive literature reviews on a particular s ubtopic with reports to a California civil rights commission. This course i nvolves exposure to and discussion of extremely offensive terms and materia ls. It’s heavy on reading and writing.

Average GPA: 3.42

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