Like many people, I’ve been very upset by the events in Charlottesville over the last weekend. Like many people, I feel like a should do something, but I also feel impotent. And, like many people, I’ve seen lots of think-pieces and articles about how we should respond to these events by speaking up online. However, … Read more
When I began browsing Reddit in 2008, or so, I never knew it would become such an important part of my academic career. What was once a hobby and a source of information quickly became a vital site of analysis for my PhD work, and eventually the primary source material for my dissertation. However, as … Read more
Check out my interview with Ken Cagne about my dissertation, Reddit, GamerGate and politics in the digital era!
This is it, I guess. Last night, Americans decided that Donald J. Trump deserves to be the president of the United States. Collectively, over 58 million people went into a polling booth yesterday and decided to vote for a candidate who preys on the weak, attacks the marginalized, and is so volatile that his aids … Read more
If you are interested in Reddit, politics, GamerGate, check out my AMA with the Reddit community about my dissertation. I’m called a Nazi at least once!
You can find a copy of my dissertation here: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1719155030?pq-origsite=gscholar. You can also download a copy from my website here: http://blog.noahspringer.com/publics-and-counterpublics/