Annotated
Bibliography
Davenport,
David. "Anonymity on the Internet: Why the Price May Be Too High." Communications
of the ACM 45.4 (2002): 33-35. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.
David Davenport lays
out an argument that says “allowing anonymous Net communication,
The fabric of our
society is at risk.” He does this by making a case about the importance of
accountability. I can definitely use this argument as a skeptic for contrasting
with the viewpoint of Poole. He is ultimately talking about the same issue.
Holland,
Norman N. "Psychology of Cyberspace - The Internet Regression."Psychology
of Cyberspace - The Internet Regression. Department of English - University
of Florida, n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.
<http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/holland.html>.
Holland’s piece is
almost exactly the type of project I am looking at producing. He directly cites
anonymous internet comments and then talks on how this is showing societal
shifts in how we communicate and act towards each other. He also makes direct
comparisons between the good and the bad from applications such as the openness
that anonymity creates, such as random acts of kindness en masse v.s. anonymous
harassments en masse. This more or less serves as a spiritual predecessor for
what I want to produce.
Poole,
Christopher, and Chris Anderson. "Transcript of "The Case for
Anonymity Online"" Christopher "moot" Poole":
The Case for Anonymity Online. TED, 2 June 2010. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online/transcript?language=en>.
Christopher Poole was
the speaker, and Chris Anderson was the host who asked a few questions at the
end. Poole was the founder of 4chan, a site which (originally) focused itself
on being an anonymous image board. His argument is that anonymity allows for people
to say what they think without fear of being censored, as well as organize
efforts for protests and “internet detective” work in ways that cannot happen
as quickly or effectively in traditional communication. He does also concede
that anonymity can become harmful at a certain point:
“And saying whatever you like, I think, is powerful. Doing whatever you like is now crossing a line”(Poole).
This could function as
an argument for anonymity, in contrast to David Davenport.
Suler,
John. "The Online Disinhibition Effect." CyberPsychology
& Behavior7.3 (2004): 321-26. Web. 1 Dec. 2014. <http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.jcu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=13621589&site=eds-live>.
Dr. Suler is basically
the reference I was looking for in the proposal for the Freudian connection
that I wanted to make. His piece is a major analysis on how the internet’s communication
forms cause people to act without the constraints of normal society.
“In the case of expressed
hostilities or other deviant actions, the person can avert responsibility for
those behaviors, almost as if superego restrictions and moral cognitive processes
have been temporarily suspended from the online psyche.”
---Dr. John Suler
That is the kind of information
I was looking for with the proposal.
I am also looking to
have an interview(s) with a few different people who have personal experiences
with the effects of anonymity. While I have my own experiences to share, if I
could get an audio recording of someone else sharing theirs, I feel that would
make for a far stronger project.
