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Gender, Masculinity and Video Gaming : Analysing Reddit's R/gaming Community by Marcus Maloney; Steven Roberts; Timothy Graham is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"In this compelling account of the aftermath of the #GamerGate controversies the authors trace how misogynistic discourses and feelings were expressed and contested. The book tells an important story of how gendered harassment and hate speech against women can be both intensified and challenged via these kinds of online engagements."--Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales, Australia "Recognising the genuine desire to see positive social change within the industry and the wider gaming community, alongside the limitations to progress so far, this important book should inform thinking on how gender inequality is further eroded moving forward." -Mark McCormack, University of Roehampton, UK "A timely and much needed text: well written, and theoretically and empirically informed. This is an important source for any scholar or student interested in gamers, game communities, and how these are changing." -Garry Crawford, University of Salford, UK This book examines gender attitudes in Reddit's popular video gaming community subreddit, r/gaming. Video gaming has long been understood as a masculinised social space and, while increasing numbers of girls and women now engage in the past

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Author

Marcus Maloney; Steven Roberts; Timothy Graham

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030282622

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Science, Sports