Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Antisemitism
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Antisemitism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Classical Period
- Part II Medieval Times
- Part III The Modern Era
- 15 Martin Luther and the Reformation
- 16 The Enlightenment and Its Negative Consequences
- 17 Modern Antisemitism in Western Europe
- 18 Antisemitism in Late Imperial Russia and Eastern Europe through 1920
- 19 Marxism, Socialism, and Antisemitism
- 20A Antisemitism in Modern Literature and Theater
- 20B Antisemitism in Modern Literature and Theater
- 20C Antisemitism in Modern Literature and Theater
- 21 Antisemitism in America, 1654–2020
- 22 Antisemitism in the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich
- 23 New Islamic Antisemitism, Mid-19th to the 21st Century
- 24 Anti-Zionism as Antisemitism
- 25 New Issues
- 26 Antisemitism in Social Media and on the Web
- 27 Theories on the Causes of Antisemitism
- Appendix The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance: Working Definition of Antisemitism
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- References
26 - Antisemitism in Social Media and on the Web
from Part III - The Modern Era
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2022
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Antisemitism
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Antisemitism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Classical Period
- Part II Medieval Times
- Part III The Modern Era
- 15 Martin Luther and the Reformation
- 16 The Enlightenment and Its Negative Consequences
- 17 Modern Antisemitism in Western Europe
- 18 Antisemitism in Late Imperial Russia and Eastern Europe through 1920
- 19 Marxism, Socialism, and Antisemitism
- 20A Antisemitism in Modern Literature and Theater
- 20B Antisemitism in Modern Literature and Theater
- 20C Antisemitism in Modern Literature and Theater
- 21 Antisemitism in America, 1654–2020
- 22 Antisemitism in the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich
- 23 New Islamic Antisemitism, Mid-19th to the 21st Century
- 24 Anti-Zionism as Antisemitism
- 25 New Issues
- 26 Antisemitism in Social Media and on the Web
- 27 Theories on the Causes of Antisemitism
- Appendix The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance: Working Definition of Antisemitism
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- References
Summary
The internet has become the prime channel for distribution of antisemitic propaganda today. This chapter traces the history of antisemitism online, with an emphasis on current memes prevalent on social media, as well as some of the impact of that propaganda. It also grounds antisemitism in cyberspace in a historical perspective, demonstrating links between prior print and current electronic antisemitic discourse.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Antisemitism , pp. 481 - 496Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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