Fractured Gaming Cultures
Marginalized Gamers and New Identities
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 16 April 2026
- ISBN 9781666960228
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages152 pages
- Size 228.6x152.4 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 4 bw illus 700
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Short description:
"Christine Tomlinson demonstrates how embracing and engaging with personal identity-both positively and negatively-has led gaming culture to evolve past the monolith of the stereotypical ""gamer"" image that exists within the popular imaginary to offer marginalized players safety and community online."
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Christine Tomlinson demonstrates how embracing and engaging with personal identity-both positively and negatively-has led gaming culture to evolve past the monolith of the stereotypical ""gamer"" image that exists within the popular imaginary to offer marginalized players safety and community online.
In light of the dichotomy between the hegemonic ideals of who a ""gamer"" should be-stereotypically young, heterosexual white boys and men-and the reality of diverse gaming audiences, Tomlinson observes how marginalized players have formed their own communities grounded in shared identity and experience. These communities, she contends, allow players to produce new individual and shared gaming identities and cultures as acts of resistance and resilience, through which they can reclaim a position in an often-hostile environment and a slowly changing industry.
Ultimately, Tomlinson argues that while these alternative communities should not need to exist, they have paved the way for a fracturing of gaming culture that provides marginalized players with safe and productive outlets for discussion and community.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. The Gaming Landscape
2. Diverse Players, Diverse Desires
3. Sharing Community and Shared Attributes Among Players
4. Streaming, Struggle, and Sociality
5. Identity, Engagement, and the Limitations of Company Actions
6. Community, Culture, and Creating Paths Forward
About the Author
Index
