Women and videogames: blog tasks
1) What was Gamergate? It revolved around accusations made by an indie developer’s former boyfriend, who claimed she traded sex for favourable reviews f her game. 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc? Accusations of changing ethnicities and sexualities in order to relate to "woke" ideology. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in videogames? It argues that diversity isn’t being imposed on the games; instead, it is developing authentically as the gaming audience itself becomes more diverse. Part 2: Further Feminist Theory: Media Factsheet 1) What definitions are offered by the factsheet for ‘feminism ‘and ‘patriarchy’? Feminism is defined as a movement striving for equality between women and men socially, politically and economically. 2) Why did bell hooks publish her 1984 book ‘Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center’? She wrote it because she saw mainstream feminism lacking representation and excludi...