Gamergate teaching resources
Hi all, I'm currently teaching a large introductory sociology class (a lot of first-year university students from different backgrounds) and covering gender and feminism as topics this week. I'd love to discuss some element of the gamergate mess as a current case/example, and am looking for any materials to use - particularly shorter readings and videos on the phenomenon. Much appreciated, Mike Zajko
Hi Mike, Here are two GamerGate timelines I've found very helpful: RationalWiki's <http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Gamergate> is the most thorough (and quick to update—they've already added the #TakeBackTheTech attack discussed on this list earlier today). RW's timeline is fairly blatantly anti-GG, though, so it may be helpful to have students compare with this timeline by sulfura3 <http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/336432/The-GamerGate-Chronicles/#vars!date=2014-10-22_00:27:45!>, a pro-GGer. As for readings, you might consider the GamerGate chapter from Felicia Day's new book <http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Never-Weird-Internet-Almost-ebook/dp/B00QNW8KR4>, or Time's "GamerGate FAQ <http://time.com/3510381/gamergate-faq/>" from August 2014. If you're looking for one specific event, the Utah State terror threat <http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/15/gamergate-feminist-video-game-critic-anita-sarkeesian-cancels-utah-lecture-after-threat-citing-police-inability-to-prevent-concealed-weapons-at-event/> preceding a (later cancelled) campus appearance by Anita Sarkeesian is an interesting case, particularly because Sarkeesian herself first heard about the threat on Twitter <http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/10/gamergate-explained>, not from USU administrators. Several more incendiary options: "#GamerGate in 60 seconds <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4>" (pro-GG), listening to one of the death threats <https://soundcloud.com/briannaspacekat/death-threats> Brianna Wu received, or having students browse through r/KotakuInAction <https://www.reddit.com/r/kotakuinaction>, GamerGate's primary hub. Cheers, Lindsay Lindsay Blackwell <http://www.lindsayblackwell.net> PhD Student, School of Information 734.751.4835 On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:39 PM, Mike Zajko <zajko@ualberta.ca> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm currently teaching a large introductory sociology class (a lot of first-year university students from different backgrounds) and covering gender and feminism as topics this week. I'd love to discuss some element of the gamergate mess as a current case/example, and am looking for any materials to use - particularly shorter readings and videos on the phenomenon.
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Just as a note, I think it's important for people teaching about gamergate not to feel like they need to be 'balanced', any more than climate scientists need to 'balance' their coverage of scientific research on climate change with denialist perspectives. On Fri, 2015-10-09 at 20:54 -0400, lindsay blackwell wrote:
Hi Mike,
Here are two GamerGate timelines I've found very helpful: RationalWiki's <http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Gamergate> is the most thorough (and quick to update—they've already added the #TakeBackTheTech attack discussed on this list earlier today). RW's timeline is fairly blatantly anti-GG, though, so it may be helpful to have students compare with this timeline by sulfura3 <http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/336432/The-GamerGate-Chronicles/#vars!date=2014-10-22_00:27:45!>, a pro-GGer.
As for readings, you might consider the GamerGate chapter from Felicia Day's new book <http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Never-Weird-Internet-Almost-ebook/dp/B00QNW8KR4>, or Time's "GamerGate FAQ <http://time.com/3510381/gamergate-faq/>" from August 2014. If you're looking for one specific event, the Utah State terror threat <http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/15/gamergate-feminist-video-game-critic-anita-sarkeesian-cancels-utah-lecture-after-threat-citing-police-inability-to-prevent-concealed-weapons-at-event/> preceding a (later cancelled) campus appearance by Anita Sarkeesian is an interesting case, particularly because Sarkeesian herself first heard about the threat on Twitter <http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/10/gamergate-explained>, not from USU administrators.
Several more incendiary options: "#GamerGate in 60 seconds <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4>" (pro-GG), listening to one of the death threats <https://soundcloud.com/briannaspacekat/death-threats> Brianna Wu received, or having students browse through r/KotakuInAction <https://www.reddit.com/r/kotakuinaction>, GamerGate's primary hub.
Cheers,
Lindsay
Lindsay Blackwell <http://www.lindsayblackwell.net> PhD Student, School of Information 734.751.4835
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:39 PM, Mike Zajko <zajko@ualberta.ca> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm currently teaching a large introductory sociology class (a lot of first-year university students from different backgrounds) and covering gender and feminism as topics this week. I'd love to discuss some element of the gamergate mess as a current case/example, and am looking for any materials to use - particularly shorter readings and videos on the phenomenon.
Much appreciated, Mike Zajko _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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Hey Mike, I just used these in my new media course and found they made a good pairing - Shira Chess & Adrienne Shaw (2015) "A Conspiracy of Fishes, or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying About #GamerGate and Embrace Hegemonic Masculinity" Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 59:1, 208-220 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2014.999917 Folding Ideas, episode #7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VtjZHC5Qyk On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:33 PM, sky c <skyc@riseup.net> wrote:
Just as a note, I think it's important for people teaching about gamergate not to feel like they need to be 'balanced', any more than climate scientists need to 'balance' their coverage of scientific research on climate change with denialist perspectives.
On Fri, 2015-10-09 at 20:54 -0400, lindsay blackwell wrote:
Hi Mike,
Here are two GamerGate timelines I've found very helpful: RationalWiki's <http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Gamergate> is the most thorough (and quick to update—they've already added the #TakeBackTheTech attack discussed on this list earlier today). RW's timeline is fairly blatantly anti-GG, though, so it may be helpful to have students compare with this timeline by sulfura3 < http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/336432/The-GamerGate-Chronicles/#var... !>, a pro-GGer.
As for readings, you might consider the GamerGate chapter from Felicia Day's new book < http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Never-Weird-Internet-Almost-ebook/dp/B00QNW8KR4 , or Time's "GamerGate FAQ <http://time.com/3510381/gamergate-faq/>" from August 2014. If you're looking for one specific event, the Utah State terror threat < http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/15/gamergate-femin...
preceding a (later cancelled) campus appearance by Anita Sarkeesian is an interesting case, particularly because Sarkeesian herself first heard about the threat on Twitter <http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/10/gamergate-explained>, not from USU administrators.
Several more incendiary options: "#GamerGate in 60 seconds <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4>" (pro-GG), listening to one of the death threats < https://soundcloud.com/briannaspacekat/death-threats> Brianna Wu received, or having students browse through r/KotakuInAction <https://www.reddit.com/r/kotakuinaction>, GamerGate's primary hub.
Cheers,
Lindsay
Lindsay Blackwell <http://www.lindsayblackwell.net> PhD Student, School of Information 734.751.4835
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:39 PM, Mike Zajko <zajko@ualberta.ca> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm currently teaching a large introductory sociology class (a lot of first-year university students from different backgrounds) and covering gender and feminism as topics this week. I'd love to discuss some element of the gamergate mess as a current case/example, and am looking for any materials to use - particularly shorter readings and videos on the phenomenon.
Much appreciated, Mike Zajko _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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