Some Assembly Required
Having poured over the “who,” “what” and “why” of this endeavor, we shift focus inward a bit towards the training, recruitment, revision of process which comprise “how.”
Topic: Community Issues
Subject matter that delves deeper into the undercurrents, intersectionality and social dynamics of fandom, warts and all.
GamerGate, A Look Back
What was GamerGate? How did personal attacks devolve into something criminal and how did women in geekdom react? We dig a bit under the surface, the facetious arguments and the woefully blown-out signal to noise ratio, to explore what can and did happen when “fun and games” turned ugly.
Courting Disaster – Series Conspectus
An overview of otaku and gamer fandoms, their interrelations, and engagement with pop culture. From GamerGate to syncretic mythology, to the underlying social justice issues, this telescopic lens will be aimed through the prism of intersectional feminism that pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. From Amazons to Zelda, we’re going to get gritty with it.