Gaming masculinity : trolls, fake geeks, and the gendered battle for online culture / Megan Condis.
Gaming masculinity : trolls, fake geeks, and the gendered battle for online culture / Megan Condis.
Gaming masculinity : trolls, fake geeks, and the gendered battle for online culture / Megan Condis.
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Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2018]
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G 2019/1294
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 138 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The gamification of gender -- Bro's law : Army of Two and the perils of parody in gaming culture -- "Get raped, f****t" : trolling as a gendered metagame -- Far Cry 3 : the heart of darkness -- Sexy sidekicks, filthy casuals, and fake geek girls : meme-ifying gender in the gaming community -- Hacks...
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Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2018]
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Iowa
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
Gaming Masculinity explains how the term "gamer" has been constructed in the popular imagination by a core group of male online users in an attempt to shore up an embattled form of geeky masculinity. This latest form of toxicity comes at a moment of upheaval in gaming culture, as women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals demand broader access a...
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Gaming masculinity : trolls, fake geeks, and the gendered battle for online culture / Megan Condis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/1294
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74VKVyypZBpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVyypZBpb
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ISBN
1609385659 (paperback alkaline paper)
9781609385651 (paperback alkaline paper)
DDC
794.8
MMS ID
991024235717602626
