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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

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.

ContributorsGray, Kishonna (Author) / Anderson, Lisa M. (Thesis advisor) / Cheong, Pauline (Committee member) / Lim, Merlyna (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2011
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Provides initiatives that leverage the inclusion of Latinas in computer science education.

Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Briefly explores how leadership programs embedded in universities can contribute to career advancement for women of color in the tech field.

Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Briefly explains how lack of monetary savings serves as a barrier to accessing to finance capital for women of color seeking to launch their own tech startup.

Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Briefly summarizes an initiative for women of color newly hired within the tech industry to help manage career expectations.

Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Briefly provides recommendations to investors seeking to support equitable opportunities for tech startups launched by women of color.

ContributorsMetcalf, Heather (Author) / Kelley, Erin (Author) / Russell, Aspen (Author) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)
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DescriptionProvides results of a national study of digital technology use among African American teens and their parents.
Created2016