Identifier

126

Date

2018

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

English

Committee Member

Sage Graham

Committee Member

Ronald Fuentes

Committee Member

John Miles

Abstract

This research involved the analysis of naturally occurring data from online gaming streaming for the purpose of assessing communicative strategies in multimodal contexts with a focus on gender and identity. An in-depth analysis of one stream from a female gaming streamer was conducted to qualitatively assess how she presented her identity to her viewers and how she maintained or rejected aspects of the female gamer stereotype through her interactions with the commenters in her stream's chat. The comments from the chat were quantitatively assessed for sexual/inappropriate references and were qualitatively assessed to determine how the viewers challenged or accepted the image that the streamer had presented. The analysis showed that commenters assigned her three identities: improper, manipulative, and an unskilled gamer. Raihnbowkidz counteracted these three identities by reappropriating negative comments, consistently showcasing her gaming expertise, and calling for validation from other players.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

Notes

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