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100 1 _aCondis, Megan,
_d1984-
245 1 0 _aGaming masculinity :
_btrolls, fake geeks, and the gendered battle for online culture /
_cMegan Condis.
264 1 _aIowa City :
_bUniversity of Iowa Press,
_c[2018]
300 _ax, 138 pages ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
490 1 _aFandom & culture.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aGaming 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 and representation online. Paying close attention to the online practices of trolling and making memes, author Megan Condis demonstrates that, despite the supposedly disembodied nature of life online, performances of masculinity are still afforded privileged status in gamer culture. Even worse, she finds that these competing discourses are not just relegated to the gaming world but are creating rifts within the culture at large, as witnessed by the direct links between the GamerGate movement and the recent rise of the alt-right during the last presidential election. Condis asks what this moment can teach us about the performative, collaborative, and sometimes combative ways that American culture enacts race, gender, and sexuality.
650 0 _aVideo games
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aMasculinity in popular culture.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aCondis, Megan, 1984-
_tGaming masculinity.
_dIowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2018]
_z9781609385668
_w(DLC) 2017060010.
830 0 _aFandom & culture.
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