Virtuelle grenseutfordringer

Arneberg, Edda Jansdottir; Hegna, Kristinn

doi:10.18261/issn.2535-2512-2018-03-05

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“…Women players have utilised various strategies in response to the hostile environment of competitive gaming. A common strategy is known to be hiding their gender from other players, including choosing gender-neutral gamertags and not using microphone features, or using a voice changer for conversation (Arneberg and Hegna, 2018). However, revealing one's gender is unavoidable at a professional level, which might be an explanatory factor for the low participation of women in professional esports competitions.…”

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“It becomes a fight against who I am, rather than what I say”: Gender, positionality, and inclusion in esports leadership

Piggott,

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2023

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Within this article, we draw upon Kezar and Lester's three components of positionality theory to explore how multiple and overlapping aspects of esports leaders’ identities influence their experiences and perceptions of working within esports organisations. We present findings collected through interviews with 11 leaders from nine Scandinavian esports organisations. Our findings show that the experiences of the esports leaders are strongly gendered. For example, all four women informants reported experiences of discrimination and marginalisation, whilst none of the men informants described incidents of this nature. The positionality of the women influenced the varied nature and extent to which they experienced discrimination and marginalisation, as well as their experiences of agency to resist and transform these practices. Meanwhile, the positionalities of both women and men influenced their recognition of privilege and the value they placed on inclusion and diversity. Furthermore, the gendered experiences of individual leaders were influenced by the specific esports context within which they work, including wider issues of discrimination and marginalisation across the esports community. Overall, our findings demonstrate that future strategies to make esports more gender inclusive need to appreciate how positionality influences the power that individuals have to access and influence esports organisations.

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“It becomes a fight against who I am, rather than what I say”: Gender, positionality, and inclusion in esports leadership

Piggott,

Tjønndal

2023

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…Similarly, Arneberg and Hegna (2018) have identified gender stereotypes in the game League of Legends (LoL) and argue that 'girl gamers' is a stigmatised category that the girls do not want to be associated with. Jansz and Martens (2005) found that LAN gamers were almost exclusively males.…”

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confidence: 99%