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How to incorporate feminist and postcolonial perspectives in games research /

The fraught participation of women, racialized, and LGTBQIA+ and all the intersecting identities in between in mainstream gaming spaces necessitates unique methods of data collection and theoretical considerations for researchers conducting both qualitative and quantitative work in critical game stu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tran, Christine H. (Author), Bergstrom, Kelly (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2022.
Series:SAGE research methods: doing research online
Subjects:
Games > Research.
Research > Methodology.
Feminism > Research.
Postcolonialism > Research.
Recherche > Méthodologie.
Féminisme > Recherche.
Postcolonialisme > Recherche.
Feminism > Research
Research > Methodology
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The fraught participation of women, racialized, and LGTBQIA+ and all the intersecting identities in between in mainstream gaming spaces necessitates unique methods of data collection and theoretical considerations for researchers conducting both qualitative and quantitative work in critical game studies. This guide provides an overview of how to integrate perspectives from feminist game studies and postcolonial studies into the study of gaming. Pointing to a diversity of case studies on games and their players, the How-to Guide summarizes the leading theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches that clarify the role of leisure, play, and pleasure in the production of social life.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781529610864
1529610869