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Gaming Masculinity : Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture /
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, pe...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 and mods : remaking the classics
- No homosexuals in Star Wars? BioWare, gamer identity, and the politics of privilege in a convergence culture
- Will the circle be unbroken? BioShock Infinite and the evolution of hardcore gaming culture
- From #GamerGate to Donald Trump : toxic masculinity and the politics of the alt-right
- The dating game : gender performance and gamification in the real world.