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1 online resource (xiii, 306 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction : not a post-racism and post-misogyny promised land : video games as instruments of (in)justice / Kishonna L. Gray and David J. Leonard -- The corporeal ethics of gaming : vulnerability, precarity, bodies and screens / Rob Cover -- Power, violence and the mask : representations of criminal subjectivities in Grand Theft Auto online / Tim Rowlands, Sher Ratnabalasuriar, Melissa Hobart, Kyle Noel, Shaun-Patrick Allen, Briana Reed, and Anthony Gonzales -- "Everyone can make games" and the post-feminist myth of gender equality in gaming culture / Stephanie Orme -- Play smart: social stereotypes, identity building, and counter narratives of gold farmers in China / Zixue Tai and Fengbin Hu -- The sobering reality of sexism in the video games industry / Stanislav Vysotsky and Jennifer Allaway -- The perpetual crusade : rise of the Tomb Raider (2015), religious extremism, and the problem of empire / Kristin Bezio -- Nancy Drew and the case of the girl gamers / Andrea Braithwaite -- The horrors of transcendent knowledge : a feminist-epistemological approach to video games / Stephanie Jennings -- Playing with pride: claiming space through community building in World of Warcraft / Karen Skardzius -- Curate your culture : a call for social justice-oriented game development and community management / Amanda C. Cote -- The Legends of Zelda : fan challenges to dominant video game narratives / Kathryn Hemmann -- Avatars, addressing racism and racialized address / Robbie Fordyce, Tim Neale, and Tom Apperley -- Activism in video games : a new voice for social change / Taylor Anderson-Barkley and Kira Fogleson -- DiscrimiNation : a persuasive board game to challenge discriminatory justifications and prejudices / Maresa Bertolo, Ilaria Mariani, and Eleonora A. Conti. |
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9780295744193 electronic book |
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0295744197 electronic book |
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9780295744186 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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