Gaming Democracy - How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right

How play and gaming culture have mainstreamed far right ideology through social media platforms. From #Gamergate to the ongoing Big Lie, the far right has gone mainstream. In While populist movements are not new, phenomena such as QAnon, parental rights activism, and COVID denialism are uniquely "of the internet" with supporters demonstrating both technical acumen and an ability to use memes and play as a way of both building community and fomenting dissent. Massanari explores the ways that the far right uses memetic humor and geek masculinity as a tool to create both a sense of community within these leaderless groups and to obfuscate their intentions. Using the lens of play and game studies as well as the concept of "metagaming,"

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
1   The Game According to Silicon Valley
2   From #Gamergate to the “Alt-Right”
3   Geek Masculinity and the Cult(ure) of Tech
4   Reddit’s Love Affair with r/The_Donald
5   Metagaming Democracy
Appendix: Timeline of Events
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Adrienne L. Massanari is Associate Professor in the School of Communication at American University. She is the author of Participatory Culture, Community, and Play: Learning from Reddit.

Product details

• Authors: Adrienne L Massanari, Adrienne L. Massanari, Massanari Adrienne L.
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2024
• EAN: 9780262549417
• ISBN: 978-0-262-54941-7
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Society & culture: general, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Video & Mobile