From Political Economy to Identity Politics: A Forum Study of Political Discussions between Players

This article presents the results from a qualitative study of how players discuss political issues in videogames and game culture in two of the largest and most active English-language online forums for games in the aftermath of the #gamergate controversy. Taking a broad understanding of politics th...

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Subtitles:"Special Issue "Social Justice""
Authors: Jørgensen, Kristine 1978- (Author) ; Sekanina, Ida (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Gamevironments
Year: 2022, Volume: 17, Pages: 15-57
Further subjects:B Sociopolitical Issues
B gamevironments
B Forum Study
B Political Economy
B Game Studies
B Identity Politics
B Game Culture
B Qualitative Research
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