Debating Communities and Networks XIV

feminism

Online Gaming Communities: Women can’t play games?

Posted on

30/04/2023

by

Chloe.Breeze

Abstract While the gaming industry continues to grow there is still a clear negative view of women that are attempting to make their way into these communities. Women are harassed and threatened online through social platforms such as Twitter and Twitch where they are treated as unequal when compared to their male counterparts within the…
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Communities and Social Media

“Identity”, “Social Media”, communities, feminism, Gamer Identity, Gamers, Networked Individualism, Twitch
Facebook’s Role in the Growth, Expression, and Challenges of Feminist Communities

Posted on

23/04/2023

by

Yiyun.Wang

Abstract This essay examines how Facebook has influenced the development of feminist identity, the creation of communities, and activism. User profiles, news feeds, mini-feeds, and topic tags are just a few of the elements of facebook that let people create and express fluid, changing digital identities. Facebook also helps feminism communities thrive by facilitating resource…
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Online Networks and Social Change

“Identity”, Facebook, feminism, Feminist, online community