Games Girls Play : Contexts of Girls and Video Games
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in New Media
ISBN-10
149855458X
ISBN-13
9781498554589
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 6th, 2020
Print length
190 Pages
Weight
300 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.80 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Communication studiesGender studies: womenComputer games / online games: strategy guides
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This book examines the role that video games play in girls’ lives, including how games structure girls’ leisure time, how playing video games constitutes different performances of femininity, and what influences girls to play or not play video games, as well as the discourses surrounding girls and video games.
Games Girls Play examines the role that video games play in girls’ lives, including how games structure girls’ leisure time, how playing video games constitutes different performances of femininity, and what influences girls to play or not play video games. Through interviews, focus groups, and qualitative content analyses, this book analyzes girls’ involvement with video games. It also examines different contexts in which discourses of girls and video games occur, including girl-oriented video games, activist efforts to change the video game industry, and informal education programs that teach girls video game design.
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