University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020- 2020 (Main)streaming Hate: Analyzing White Supremacist Content and Framing Devices on YouTube Christopher Charles University of Central Florida Part of the Race and Ethnicity Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020 University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020- by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Charles, Christopher, "(Main)streaming Hate: Analyzing White Supremacist Content and Framing Devices on YouTube" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-. 27. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2020/27 (MAIN)STREAMING HATE: ANALYZING WHITE SUPREMACIST CONTENT AND FRAMING DEVICES ON YOUTUBE by C. DOUG CHARLES B.A. University of Central Florida, 2014 M.A. University of Central Florida, 2016 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Sociology in the College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Spring Term 2020 Major Professor: J. Scott Carter ABSTRACT The emboldening of white supremacist groups, as well as their increased mainstream presence in online circles, necessitates the creation of studies that dissect their tactics and rhetoric, while offering platform-specific insights. This study seeks to address these needs by analyzing white supremacist content and framing devices on the video hosting website, YouTube. Data were collected through a multi-stage sampling technique, designed to capture a ‘snapshot’ of white supremacist content on the platform during a 45-day period in 2019.