http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8738 Genere, Linguaggi e Violenza nella Digital Society / Gender, Languages and Violence in the Digital Society Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:01:49 GMT 2026-04-14T15:01:49Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8750 Genere, Linguaggi e Violenza nella Digital Society Musolino, Santina; Rebollo-Díaz, Carolina The special issue Gender, Languages and Violence in the Digital Society – as the title itself suggests – intends to explore the many declinations of the complex relationship between the gender dimension, language (and therefore also communication) and violence in its various manifestations. Most of the themes and analyses contained in the essays that make up this special issue were addressed during the mid-term conference of the AIS (Italian Sociological Association) Gender Studies Scientific Board entitled “Gender, differences and social change. Education, training and communication in the digital society”. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8750 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8749 Le parole per dirlo: il discorso online sulla violenza di genere tra le nuove generazioni Popolla, Mariella Contemporary technologies and emerging forms of communication offer platforms and mechanisms for the circulation of discussions and reflections on women’s rights, at times challenging gender inequalities and at others reinforcing them. This study aims to explore, without claims of exhaustiveness and with an awareness of the inherent limitations of the findings, how younger generations articulate and construct the discourse surrounding gender-based violence. It examines the vocabulary and concepts they employ to define this issue, as well as the shifts that have influenced prevalent relational models. By analyzing online narratives and discourses, this contribution seeks to provide tools that may inform effective and efficient policies and campaigns aimed at countering gender-based violence, particularly with regard to younger audiences. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8749 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8748 L'hate speech nelle piattaforme e il riflesso nel rapporto con la figura materna: un'analisi netnografica del panorama Incel italiano Pasciuto, Fabrizia; Pizzimenti, Debora This paper aims to analyze the phenomenon of gender hatred, with a particular focus on forums where widespread misogyny forms an ideology based on exclusion, the rejection of diversity, and a - false - attachment to traditional values, typical of the alt-right. The study was conducted within the Manosphere, a space where subcultures of predominantly male groups coexist, sharing hatred and frustration towards women. The specific group under examination is that of the Incels, individuals who identify as involuntary celibates due to rejection by women. In the Italian context, they tend to congregate primarily in the digital space provided by “Il Forum dei Brutti”. Within this framework, a Netnographic analysis was employed to explore the connection between hatred towards the female gender and one’s relationship with the maternal figure. A sample of 771 comments was collected and categorized, revealing results grouped into four main categories. The findings underscore the intricate nature of the relationship between internalized misogyny and one’s connection with their mother. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8748 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8747 Online Homophobia: Hate Speech and Conspiracy Theories towards LGBTQI+ people on Twitter in Spain Santos Fernández, Francisco Javier This article examines hate speech and conspiracy theories against LGBTQI+ people in the Spanish Twittersphere, on the occasion of the celebration of International LGBTQI+ Pride Day and the debates before the entry into force of the Trans Law. A dataset of 410,015 organic tweets in Spanish between 2020 and 2022 was collected using the twarc2 tool in Python, as part of the "Conspiracy Theories and Hate Speech Online: Comparison of patterns in narratives and social networks about COVID-19, immigrants and refugees and LGBTI people [NON-CONSPIRA-HATE!]", PID2021-123983OB-I00, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by FEDER/EU. The data were processed and analysed using several packages in R, following a mixed methods approach. The analysis revealed the existence of several discursive axes of hate and conspiracy thinking, with interconnected patterns of communication. Among the narratives identified, the pathologisation of affective-sexual diversity, biological reductionism, heterosexism and Catholic morality stand out, with ideas associating LGBTQI+ people with paedophilia, indoctrination and genital mutilation of minors, the erasure of cisgender women and the destruction of social order and cultural models. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/8747 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z