{"product_id":"woke-gaming-digital-challenges-to-oppression-and-social-injustice-paperback","title":"Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKishonna L. Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid J. Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom #Gamergate to the 2016 election, to the daily experiences of marginalized perspectives, gaming is entangled with mainstream cultures of systematic exploitation and oppression. Whether visible in the persistent color line that shapes the production, dissemination, and legitimization of dominant stereotypes within the industry itself, or in the dehumanizing representations often found within game spaces, many video games perpetuate injustice and mirror the inequities and violence that permeate society as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from groundbreaking research on counter and oppositional gaming and from popular games such as \u003ci\u003eWorld of Warcraft \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTomb Raider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoke Gaming\u003c\/i\u003e examines resistance to problematic spaces of violence, discrimination, and microaggressions in gaming culture. The contributors of these essays seek to identify strategies to detox gaming culture and orient players and gamers toward progressive ends. From Anna Anthropy's \u003ci\u003eKeep Me Occupied\u003c\/i\u003e to Momo Pixel's \u003ci\u003eHair Nah\u003c\/i\u003e, video games can reveal the power and potential for marginalized communities to resist, and otherwise challenge dehumanizing representations inside and outside of game spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a moment of #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and efforts to transform current political realities, \u003ci\u003eWoke Gaming \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates the power and potential of video games to foster change and become a catalyst for social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKishonna L. Gray is assistant professor in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies and Communication at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRace, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live: Theoretical Perspectives from the Virtual Margins \u003c\/i\u003eand a featured blogger and podcaster with \"Not Your Mama's Gamer.\" David J. Leonard is a professor at Washington State University. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003ePlaying While White: Privilege and Power on and off the Field\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow him on twitter @drdavidjleonard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45308561850470,"sku":"9780295744179","price":60.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cndZTy9HNEtpT1NqaktWQ284d1ZHdz09.webp?v=1774180237","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/woke-gaming-digital-challenges-to-oppression-and-social-injustice-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}