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Gamergate and anti-feminism in the digital age / Jessica O'Donnell.

9783031140570 (electronic bk.)
3031140575 (electronic bk.)
3031140567
9783031140563

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

©2022

English

1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations

10.1007/978-3-031-14057-0 doi

HQ1155 .O46 2022eb

305.42

This book provides an in-depth, feminist and sociological analysis of Gamergate, a major social movement and anti-feminist harassment campaign. Gamergate provides a clear example of both how a modern anti-feminist 'backlash' is enacted, and how feminists in the digital age respond. Chapters connect Gamergate to the broader Men's Rights Activism (MRA) political movement, examining men's anxieties surrounding what they see as an erosion of male privilege, their conflation of privilege with rights, as well as their use of social media to harass and attack women as a response to their perceived oppression. Likewise, the author analyses the online strategies used by feminists to respond to this backlash, how social media is harnessed to build a feminist movement, the effectiveness of these online strategies, and the parallels that these actions have with those from previous waves of feminism. Finally, the author reflects on what has changed with regards to MRA, online harassment, and digital feminism after the height of Gamergate. This book will be of interest to scholars in Gender Studies, Sociology, and Media Studies.

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