Ruotsalainen, Maria; Friman, Usva

dc.contributor.author	Ruotsalainen, Maria
dc.contributor.author	Friman, Usva
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-25T07:22:10Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-25T07:22:10Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.citation	Ruotsalainen, M., & Friman, U. (2018). "There Are No Women and They All Play Mercy" : Understanding and Explaining (the Lack of) Women’s Presence in Esports and Competitive Gaming. In <i>DiGRA Nordic '18 : Proceedings of 2018 International DiGRA Nordic Conference</i> (2018). Digital Games Research Association. Conference of Digital Games Research Association. <a href="http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_Nordic_2018_paper_31.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_Nordic_2018_paper_31.pdf</a>
dc.identifier.other	CONVID_151642047
dc.identifier.uri	https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82815
dc.description.abstract	In this paper, we explore women’s participation in esports and competitive gaming. We will analyze two different types of research material: online questionnaire responses by women explaining their reluctance to participate in esports, and online forum discussions regarding women’s participation in competitive Overwatch. We will examine the ways in which women’s participation – its conditions, limits and possibilities – are constructed in the discussions concerning women gamers, how women are negotiating their participation in their own words, and in what ways gender may affect these processes. Our findings support those made in previous studies concerning esports and competitive gaming as fields dominated by toxic meritocracy and hegemonic (geek) masculinity, and based on our analysis, women’s room for participation in competitive gaming is still extremely limited, both in terms of presence and ways of participation	en
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dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Digital Games Research Association
dc.relation.ispartof	DiGRA Nordic '18 : Proceedings of 2018 International DiGRA Nordic Conference
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Conference of Digital Games Research Association
dc.relation.uri	http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_Nordic_2018_paper_31.pdf
dc.rights	In Copyright
dc.subject.other	gender
dc.subject.other	esports
dc.subject.other	hegemonic geek masculinity
dc.subject.other	toxic meritocracy
dc.subject.other	Overwatch
dc.title	"There Are No Women and They All Play Mercy" : Understanding and Explaining (the Lack of) Women’s Presence in Esports and Competitive Gaming
dc.type	conferenceObject
dc.identifier.urn	URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202208254348
dc.contributor.laitos	Musiikin, taiteen ja kulttuurin tutkimuksen laitos	fi
dc.contributor.laitos	Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies	en
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dc.description.reviewstatus	peerReviewed
dc.relation.issn	2342-9666
dc.relation.volume	2018
dc.type.version	publishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright	© 2018 Authors & Nordic DiGRA. Personal and educational classroom use of this paper is allowed, commercial use requires specific permission from the author.
dc.rights.accesslevel	openAccess	fi
dc.relation.conference	Conference of Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)
dc.subject.yso	verkkopelit
dc.subject.yso	pelikulttuuri
dc.subject.yso	maskuliinisuus
dc.subject.yso	sukupuoli
dc.subject.yso	osallistuminen
dc.subject.yso	sukupuoliroolit
dc.subject.yso	meritokratia
dc.subject.yso	elektroninen urheilu
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jyx.fundinginformation	This research was supported by the Academy of Finland project Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies (CoE-GameCult, 312395)
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