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OverviewAn incisive oral history that brings together the voices of major figures in gaming, tech, media, and politics to reflect on the long shadow of Gamergate With The Hivemind Swarmed, oral historian and documentary researcher David Wolinsky invites readers to sit in on a series of urgent, intimate conversations between some of the most distinguished voices across entertainment and media as they reflect on the longstanding impact of Gamergate. What went wrong, and what can we learn from Gamergate to help us build a more equitable online world? The backstory: 10 years ago, a disgruntled software developer named Eron Gjoni posted online to accuse his ex-girlfriend, game developer Zoë Quinn, of sleeping with game critics in exchange for positive reviews. He offered no evidence to back up his claims. However, his posts were picked up by extremists in the gaming community who built a vicious online movement targeting women, minorities, and progressive voices. Rallying under the hashtag #gamergate, they sent their victims round-the-clock death and rape threats. Game companies, for the most part, declined to take action as their female employees were harassed out of their jobs. The FBI launched an investigation but found ""no true threat."" Gamergate holds the grim distinction of being the first modern online harassment campaign. It arguably served as a model for the alt-right movement that would help propel Donald Trump to the White House. And it highlighted a toxic media culture—not just in gaming, but in film, TV, journalism, and more—in which leaders, through their passivity, took the side of the oppressor. Now, ten years later—in the wake of #MeToo, Charlottesville, the Trump years, and the January 6 insurrection—the questions discussed here are more important than ever. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David WolinskyPublisher: Beacon Press Imprint: Beacon Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780807017739ISBN 10: 0807017736 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 13 August 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Oral History Methodology Narrators CHAPTER 1 WTF Is Gamergate? CHAPTER 2 Just Another Day at the Office: No Statements, No Accountability CHAPTER 3 It Can’t Be That Bad: The Women’s Work of Untangling Workplace Misogyny CHAPTER 4 Always Been Here, Not Going Anywhere: Debunking the Myth of the Boys Club CHAPTER 5 Stay the Fuck out of It: Fandom and Gatekeeping CHAPTER 6 The Kind of Guy That Women Warn Each Other About: Gamergate and #MeToo CHAPTER 7 There’s a New Worst Thing on Earth That Happened Today! Gaming and Extremism CHAPTER 8 Troll Culture: A Thing That Happened Because People Liked Lookin’ at Pictures of Cats with Funny Phrases on Them CHAPTER 9 Instagramming While Rome Burns: Assessing the Damage and Rekindling Hope AFTERWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTSReviews“Out of the transient and ephemeral effluvia of the internet comes something ivied, revelatory, permanent. Bravo.” —Ken Burns, filmmaker “David Wolinsky has compiled a raw, vital, illuminating, and frequently upsetting oral history of how a medium that excels at escapist fun has transformed into something so woefully unfun.” —Tom Bissell, author of Extra Lives and coauthor of The Disaster Artist “Presents a panoply of voices from leading thinkers discussing how video games and internet culture promote hate and misogyny. It’s impossible to read Wolinsky’s fascinating interviews without becoming aware of how tech is promoting our worst selves and tearing our societies apart. The book is a much needed, wide-ranging conversation that puts to rest once and for all any claims that the Internet is ‘just a tool.’” —Nancy Jo Sales, author of American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers “Out of the transient and ephemeral effluvia of the internet comes something ivied, revelatory, permanent. Bravo.” - Ken Burns, filmmaker “...David Wolinsky has compiled a raw, vital, illuminating, and frequently upsetting oral history of how a medium that excels at escapist fun has transformed into something so woefully unfun.” - Tom Bissell, author of Extra Lives and co-author of The Disaster Artist “Presents a panoply of voices from leading thinkers discussing how video games and internet culture promote hate and misogyny. It’s impossible to read Wolinsky’s fascinating interviews without becoming aware of how tech is promoting our worst selves and tearing our societies apart. The book is a much needed, wide-ranging conversation that puts to rest once and for all any claims that the Internet is ‘just a tool.’” - Nancy Jo Sales, author of American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers Author InformationDavid Wolinsky is an independent oral historian, a documentary researcher, and an author based in Chicago. Previously, he served as an editor at The Onion and NBC. Since 2014, he has conducted more than 600 interviews on the social impact of the Internet for his interview series Don’t Die, which is preserved by Stanford University. He is a recipient of the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s Journalism Award and the MIT Open Documentary Lab’s mentorship. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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