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The virtual stages of hate

Dr Daniel Kilvington

Course Director and Reader - School Of Humanities And Social Sciences

Biography

Dr Daniel Kilvington specialises in teaching and research which explores ‘race’, sport and new media. He has published widely on the exclusion of British Asians within English professional football, the barriers affecting BAME football coaches, ‘whiteness’ among football fan communities, BAME perceptions of positive action strategies within football, and cyber-racism within football, basketball and ice hockey.

Daniel is the co-founder of the annual Sport and Discrimination conference series and the founder of the inclusion initiative, Creating and Developing Coaches, an organisation which aims to encourage networking between BAME grassroots football coaches/managers and key stakeholders.

Since 2016, Creating and Developing Coaches has worked with over 200 BAME coaches across the country and helped in some securing full-time employment. This strategy was adopted by the Zesh Rehman Foundation (ZRF) in 2019.

Daniel is the trustee of two charities, the Zesh Rehman Foundation (ZRF) and the Annie Zaidi Foundation (AZF), who both use sport, notably football, to help achieve social inclusion. His research is used to inform policy and inclusion initiatives.

Daniel has published five books; Race, Racism and Sports Journalism (2012); Sport, Racism and Social Media (2014); British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry (2016); Sport and Discrimination (2017); and Online Research Methods for Sport Studies (2019).

Synopsis

For some, internet hate is just ‘internet hate’, it’s not the real world and it’s not as serious. But, what damage is this having on society? In this talk, Dr Daniel Kilvington will delve into the virtual stages of hate and the impact of cyber hate on society. He attempts to explain what drives, influences and motivates some people to espouse hatred online through existing conceptual models and theories, combining themes of identity and the introduction of new media. He will use real world examples to illustrate how social media is creating a divisive future generation where prejudice and discrimination might get worse, rather than better. He argues that once we understand why cyber hate is happening, we can begin to proactively challenge its ideology, educating the world and increasing awareness.

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