Discussions of Fantasy Characters and Demonstrations of a Defensive Hybridity in Gamer Masculinity

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorDashiell, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T13:21:59Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T13:21:59Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-31
dc.description.abstractThis paper situates gamer discussions of the fantasy race the drow, or dark elves, in masculinity theory. I examine threads from a Facebook group discussing the topic, and code the reactions of men participating. I discuss how some gamer masculinities that are displayed reinforces a belief of epistemic privilege among White men that allows for hegemonic responses to discussions that involve structural racism. I propose larp gamer masculinity as a hybrid masculinity, complicit in its support of hegemonic models but appropriating elements of subordinated populations to allow individuals to feel like an “outsider.” In these gaming discourse spaces, men employ an anti-intellectualized form of digital hooliganism as a rationale for their claims. These men dismiss claims of discrimination as they see those as characteristics outside the scope of the game. The resistance exhibited by these men reacting to changes should be viewed differently than extremist discourses.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10608265221084017en_US
dc.format.extent28 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genrepostprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2uilq-4ao1
dc.identifier.citationDashiell, Steven. “Discussions of Fantasy Characters and Demonstrations of a Defensive Hybridity in Gamer Masculinity.” The Journal of Men’s Studies, (April 2022). https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265221084017.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/10608265221084017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24686
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Gender & Women's Studies
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.en_US
dc.rightsUse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivatives
dc.titleDiscussions of Fantasy Characters and Demonstrations of a Defensive Hybridity in Gamer Masculinityen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-9989en_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
JMS main paper final version (1).pdf
Size:
339.82 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.56 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

UMBC Gender & Women's Studies
UMBC Faculty Collection