Hypermasculinity & Dickwolves: The Contentious Role of Women in the New Gaming Public

dc.contributor.authorSalter, Anastasia
dc.contributor.authorBlodgett, Bridget Marie
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-05T20:57:37Z
dc.date.available2017-06-05T20:57:37Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAs video games have attracted more critical attention and theoretical discourse and games play a more visible part in our media landscape, the modern video game community impacts the wider world of online culture and warrants more detailed study. Using the case of the Dickwolves incident from Penny Arcade.com, the authors address issues of hypermasculinity and sexism within the gaming community and how this lens brings to light issues with a hostile response to the expression of a female identity or femininity. The authors argue that this case highlights how the hypermasculine discourse encourages the overt privileging of masculinity over femininity and discourages women from engaging in gendered discourse within the community.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2012.705199en_US
dc.format.extent16 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M21G2J
dc.identifier.citationSalter, A. and Blodgett, B. (2012) “Hypermasculinity & Dickwolves: The Contentious Role of Women in the New Gaming Public.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 56(3), pp. 401 – 416.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/3969
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Baltimore
dc.titleHypermasculinity & Dickwolves: The Contentious Role of Women in the New Gaming Publicen_US
dc.typeCollectionen_US

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