Trolling Ourselves to Death: Dr. Jason Hannan’s Book Launch

On January 11, The Centre for Research in Cultural Studies was honoured to co-host the launch of Dr. Jason Hannan’s book Trolling Ourselves to Death: Democracy in the Age of Social Media (Oxford University Press, 2023), with the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications.

The well attended virtual event was moderated by Angela Failler and featured Matt McManus as a respondent. 

Hannan’s most recent work grapples with the implications of trolling on democracy and civic discourse on social media and beyond:

 “Asking how we might extend Neil Postman's classic analysis in Amusing Ourselves to Death to our new era of digital demagogues and political trolls was a fun, if at times disconcerting, intellectual exercise. I hope the book resonates with a wide audience. Many thanks to CRiCS for hosting a fun book launch!"

Jason Hannan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications at the University of Winnipeg and a former Acting Director at CRiCS. 

CRiCS looks forward to supporting more of the important scholarship emerging from our growing membership.