Playing with the Guys: Masculinity and Relationships in Video Games

by Marc A Ouellette

Book Overview

A lot of work has been done talking about what masculinity is and what it does within video games, but less has been given to considering how and why this happens, and the processes involved. This book considers the array of daily relationships involved in producing masculinity and how those actions and relationships translate to video games. Moreover, it examines the ways the actual play of the games maps onto the stories to create contradictory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476671397
• ISBN13: 9781476671390
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up