Cyberbabes: (Self-) representation of women and the virtual male gaze

Sullivan, Laura

doi:10.1016/s8755-4615(97)90020-7

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“…Women internalize this objectification and in turn feel bad about ourselves […] As Berger explained, "how [a woman] appears to others, and ultimately how she appears to men, is of crucial importance for what is normally thought of as the success of her life. Her own sense of being in herself is supplanted by a sense of being appreciated as herself by another"' [17]. This dichotomy is constantly present as female game characters are being sexualised, undermining the abilities of the character when their worth is focused on how visually appealing she is.…”

Section: Gaming As a Distorting Mirrormentioning

confidence: 99%

The Female Body and Experience in Chinese Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Games

Zhang¹

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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This paper sets out to discuss the implications of female representation in Chinese Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games for female players. Due to the sexist treatment of women in the gaming sphere, this paper hopes to open new discussions of how visual representation of women in games is harmful for female players. By examining a 2020 case study conducted by Tingting Liu and Zishan Lai on a top Chinese MOBA and applying various works by Judith Butler, Mary Ann Doane and Laikwan Pang, gaming is considered as a performance, masquerade or distorting mirror in which gender is explored. The visual representation of women in games puts forward a distorted view of female players and therefore influences the way male players view female players and how female players view themselves. Although it is a shame that this topic should be discussed from a cis-normative angle, perhaps through discussing the dynamics between cis-genders can this paper bring up new topics. Ultimately, this paper hopes to provide a more holistic view of the issue by pointing out possible links between the subjects and to better understand the possible gender bias present in mainstream MOBA games with a broad reach of audience.

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Section: Gaming As a Distorting Mirrormentioning

confidence: 99%

The Female Body and Experience in Chinese Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Games

Zhang¹

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…The online sexual abuse of women has been an issue since the early days of internet popularity. Over 20 years ago, feminist scholars called for an end to cyber-sexism through structural and psychological changes in U.S. media culture (Sullivan, 1997). Unfortunately, as proven by current revenge porn, this end has yet to come.…”

Section: Male Voyeurism and The Male Gazementioning

confidence: 99%

Erotic Extortion: Understanding the Cultural Propagation of Revenge Porn

Kempton

2020

SAGE Open

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Revenge porn is a growing problem in current U.S. media culture. According to the Data & Society Institute, one in 10 women under the age of 30 have been victims of or threatened with having their private sexually explicit images shared with the public without their consent. Most of the current research on revenge porn is from a legal perspective, dealing with issues of privacy and copyright. This article uses feminist phenomenology to explore the cultural influences of revenge porn, specifically the prevalence of the male gaze and male voyeurism in mainstream media. Understanding how revenge porn is situated in culture will allow for a better understanding of potential sites of resistance. This article argues for critical pedagogy and media literacy as possible solutions.

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“…Many of these works focus on questions of access to technology and explore the issue of the "digital divide" in which low-income people, including a disproportionate number of people of color, and, to a certain extent, women, face barriers to their use of the more sophisticated technical applications. The literature on gender, literacy, and technology includes a rapidly growing body of work, much of which looks not at access but at the distinctive uses many girls and women are making of new technical capabilities (Hawisher & Sullivan, 1998;Sullivan, 1997). Other studies focus on racial and socioeconomic class issues in technology and literacy (Moran & Selfe, 1999;Taylor, 1997).…”

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Research in writing, postsecondary education, 1984-2003

Durst¹

2006

L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature

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This review of research in college composition divides the field into research focused on the student writer, the teacher of college composition, and the contexts of writing. The period under review is characterized by the "social turn," an effort to situate the writer within social, political, and other contexts in which teaching and writing take place. The author finds that, early in the 21 st century, the field of college composition lacks the sort of monolith -such as the "current rhetorical" tradition that has now been largely abandoned -that galvanized teachers and researchers of college composition in the past. As a consequence, the field presently lacks a clear focus or direction. Key words: college composition, writing research DURSTFrench résumé Cette revue de question sur la composition à l'université comprend des recherches centrées sur l'étudiant-auteur, l'enseignant et les contextes d'écriture. La période examinée se caractérise par un " tournant social ", un effort pour situer l'auteur dans les contextes, social, politique ou autres, dans lesquels l'écriture et son enseignement prennent place. L'auteur constate que, au début du 21e siècle, la recherche sur la composition à l'université perd son caractère monolithique -comme la tradition de la " rhétorique classique " maintenant en grande partie abandonnée-qui a tant enthousiasmé les enseignants et les chercheurs dans le passé. En conséquence, ce domaine de recherche manque actuellement d'une centration, ou d'une orientation, claire. (Abstract translated into French by Laurence Pasa.) Mots clefs : composition à l'université, recherche en écriture Portuguese resumo. Este levantamento da investigação sobre composição no ensino secundário divide o campo de análise em investigação centrada no estudante escrevente, no professor de composição no secundário e nos contextos de escrita. O período em análise é caracterizado pela "viragem social", um esforço para situar o escrevente em contextos sociais, políticos e todos os outros em que o ensino e a escrita têm lugar. O autor considera que, no início do século XXI, o domínio da composição no secundário não tem o carácter sólido -como, por exemplo, na tradição "retórica contemporânea" que foi agora largamente abandonada -que galvanizou professores e investigadores no passado. Por isso, falta neste campo um rumo ou focalização claros. (Abstract translated into Portuguese by Paulo Feytor Pinto) Palavras-chave: composição no secundário; investigação sobre escrita

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Cyberbabes: (Self-) representation of women and the virtual male gaze

Cited by 22 publications

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The Female Body and Experience in Chinese Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Games

The Female Body and Experience in Chinese Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Games

Erotic Extortion: Understanding the Cultural Propagation of Revenge Porn

Research in writing, postsecondary education, 1984-2003

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