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Online Communities of Female Gamers: A Resistance Analysis of the PMSclan

abstract: This research is focused on competitive female video gamers. This study focuses on a specific group of competitive female gamers who participate in an all female online community group or clan known as the PMSclan. The purpose of the study is to analyze the highly competitive female video gaming clan members of the PMSclan in order to understand how resistance is displayed in a female centered video gaming community and how that affects the identity of the individual gamers through Shaw's (2001) theory of resistance. This study employs qualitative research design and uses content analysis of publicly available clan doctrines and member blogs through the PMSclan website. Findings indicate that collective acts of resistance lead to individual acts of resistance which can be seen through self-expression, self-determination, and empowerment. These acts of resistance have a positive impact on female gamers with outcomes of strength and power which can be displayed in a typically masculine society. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Recreation and Tourism Studies 2013

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:17743
Date January 2013
ContributorsPeña, Siobhan Jennell (Author), Rodríguez, Ariel (Advisor), Knopf, Richard (Committee member), Hayes, Elisabeth (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMasters Thesis
Format50 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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