Feminism in Play

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gray, Kishonna L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Voorhees, Gerald (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Vossen, Emma (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Games in Context
• Subjects: Culture-Study and teaching.; Culture.; Technology.; Gender.; Digital media.; Communication.; Popular Science in Cultural and Media Studies.; Culture and Technology.; Culture and Gender.; Digital/New Media.; Media and Communication.

Feminism in Play focuses on women as they are depicted in video games, as participants in games culture, and as contributors to the games industry. This volume showcases women's resistance to the norms of games culture, as well as women's play and creative practices both in and around the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Reframing Hegemonic Conceptions of Women and Feminism in Gaming Culture (Kishonna L. Gray, Emma Vossen, and Gerald Voorhees)
• 2. Women by Women: A Gender Analysis of Sierra Titles by Women Designers (Angela R. Cox)
• 3. The Material Undermining of Magical Feminism in Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea (James Malazita)
• 4. "From Sirens to Cyborgs:The media politics of the female voice in games and game cultures (Milena Droumeva)
• 5. The Magnificent Memory Machine: The Nancy Drew Series and Women's History (Robyn Hope)
• 6. The Sexual Politics of Videogame Graphics (Robert Mejia & Barbara LeSavoy)
• 7. Women's Experiences on the Path to Game Development (Johanna Weststar & Marie-Josée Legault)
• 8. Rule Makers versus Rule Breakers: The Impact of Legislative Policies on Women Game Developers in the Japanese Game Industry (Tsugumi Okabe)
• 9. Sexism and the WoWGirl: A Study of Perceptions of Women World of Warcraft (Thaiane Oliveira, Reynaldo Gonçalves, Alessandra Maia, Julia Silveira, and Simone Evangelista)
• 10. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Video Game Live Streaming and its Potential Risks and Benefits for Female Gamers (Lena Uszkoreit)
• 11. Doing/Undoing Gender with the Girl Gamer in High Performance Play (Emma Witkowski)
• 12. The Magic Circle and Consent in Gaming Practices (Emma Vossen)
• 13. Shoot the Gun Inside: Doubt and Feminist Epistemology in Video Games (Elyse Janish)
• 14. Women Agents and Double-Agents: Theorizing Feminine Gaze in Video Games (Stephanie C. Jennings)
• 15. Feminism and Gameplay Performance (Emma Westecott).