Jason Hannan addresses the toxic influence of social media by broadly and brilliantly analyzing the practice of trolling. This book should be read by everyone who wants the tools-historical, political, and pedagogical-to both understand and dismantle online communities that engage in shaming, conspiracy theories, and lies. Trolling Ourselves to Death is more than a critique of social media; it is also a book that offers a language of possibility rooted in a pedagogy of trust, compassion, and social justice.
Jason Hannan is Associate Professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications at the University of Winnipeg.