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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Condis, Megan, 1984- Gaming masculinity. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2018] (DLC) 2017060010 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Megan Condis |
ISBN: | 9781609385651 1609385659 |
OCLC Number: | 1007044262 |
Description: | x, 138 pages ; 23 cm. |
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 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. |
Series Title: | Fandom & culture. |
Responsibility: | Megan Condis. |
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"Fierce, fun, and fascinating. Condis writes with a journalist's ear and an academic's eye, getting to the core of what drives men's behavior online, in games, and throughout digital culture." --Derek A. Burrill, author, Die Tryin' Videogames, Masculinity, Culture "Megan Condis addresses the most important and contentious controversies in gaming culture at present. Her writing argues strongly against the groups who have tried to undermine the diversity arising in games and provides a passionate insight into these events, linking them with wider cultural shifts in Western society."--Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Staffordshire University Read more...
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