Masculinities in Play

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Taylor, Nicholas (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Voorhees, Gerald (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.; Communication.; Sociology.; United States-Study and teaching.; Social media.; Popular Science in Cultural and Media Studies.; Media and Communication.; Gender Studies.; American Culture.; Cultural Theory.; Social Media.
• Physical Description: XIX, 291 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319905815
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90581-5

This volume addresses the persistent and frequently toxic associations between masculinity and games. It explores many of the critical issues in contemporary studies of masculinity-including issues of fatherhood, homoeroticism, eSports, fan cultures, and militarism-and their intersections with digital games, the contexts of their play, and the social futures associated with sustained involvement in gaming cultures. Unlike much of the research and public discourse that put the onus of "fixing" games and gaming cultures on those at its margins-women, LGBTQ, and people of color-this volume turns attention to men and masculinities, offering vital and productive avenues for both practical and theoretical intervention.