Dr. Jason Hannan, Associate Professor in the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications, researches the truth in politics and discourse; examining how disinformation, conspiracy theory, and populism is undermining democracy. His new work explains how the toxic online culture of trolling is moving beyond the internet into the public sphere and what that means for society. 

On this episode the research question is: “How are we trolling ourselves to death?”

Episode 11: How are we trolling ourselves to death?

From the University of Winnipeg Research Office and the Oral History Centre, introducing Research Question: The Podcast where we talk to researchers at the University of Winnipeg about the questions they have, and what they’re doing to find answers.

Episode 11: How are we trolling ourselves to death?

UW Research Question