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Redefining Representation: Women and the LGBTQIA community in Gaming and Esports.
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INTRODUCTION Many of us have been forced by COVID-19 to reflect on the value of communities, which is why there are now a plethora of online communities that aren’t only for gamers! Going back to the word’s origin, one of the fundamental ideas of sociology and the human sciences is “community.” It is also a…
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Beyond the Aesthetics: Reassessing Pinterest’s Perception as a Social Networking Site and Its Potentially Detrimental Influence on Young Girls and Women
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Abstract With the growth of social networking sites and their ongoing development affordances, understanding how connections are made and what social changes may occur is key to knowing an individual’s stance and affiliation in the online realm. This paper analyses the impact that Pinterest—as an image and video-based social networking site—can have on a formed…
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