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Deviant bodies resisting online: examining the intersecting realities of women of color in Xbox Live
Employing qualitative methods and drawing from an intersectional framework which focuses on the multiple identities we all embody, this dissertation focuses on oppressions and resistance strategies employed by women of color in Xbox live, an online gaming community. Ethnographic observations and narrative interviewing reveal that women of color, as deviants within the space, face intersecting oppressions in gaming as in life outside the gaming world. They are linguistically profiled within the space based off of how they sound. They have responded with various strategies to combat the discrimination they experience. Some segregate themselves from the larger gaming population and many refuse to purchase games that depict women in a hyper-sexualized manner or that present people of color stereotypically. For others, the solution is to "sit-in" on games and disrupt game flow by 'player-killing' or engage in other 'griefing' activities. I analyze this behavior in the context of Black feminist consciousness and resistance and uncover that these methods are similar to women who employ resistance strategies for survival within the real world.
Describes the need to provide initiatives that will increase the inclusion of women of color in computer science education.
Provides initiatives that leverage the inclusion of Latinas in computer science education.
Investigates the inclusion of minority women in the field of computer science, and how the FUTURE Act is advancing this endeavor.
Provides results of a survey on the attitude of Black and Latinix middle school girls toward scientists its effect on their STEM educational aspirations.
Describes the challanges Black women face as they strive to overcome racial obstacles in the field of computer science.
Assesses different methodologies for recruiting women of color into science and technology industries.
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