Vem är en gamer? : En diskursanalys på Reddits subforum R/gaming, R/twoxchromosomes och Battlefields egna sociala forum efter släppet av Battlefield V

• Main Author: Norman, Isabelle
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Södertörns högskola, Genusvetenskap 2020
• Subjects: Gamer; Masculinity; Reddit; Online culture; gender; Gaming culture; computergames; stereotypes; identity; Gender Studies; Genusstudier
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41124

In this study I use critical discourse analysis on two different social platforms, Reddit and Battlefields own social platform, where I look for discourses around gamers and masculinity. I use the R.W Connells theories around hegemonic masculinity and E.K Sedgwicks theories around Homosociality to read my material. What I found was that even though a lot of research has found that it is quite balanced between the sexes who uses digital games, the social picture is still that it is something that men use and take part of, and part of why people still look at gamers as men is because a lot of women don’t feel welcomed in the community.