[Air-L] Gamergate teaching resources

[sky c]

Just as a note, I think it's important for people teaching about
gamergate not to feel like they need to be 'balanced', any more than
climate scientists need to 'balance' their coverage of scientific
research on climate change with denialist perspectives.

On Fri, 2015-10-09 at 20:54 -0400, lindsay blackwell wrote:

> Hi Mike,
> 
> Here are two GamerGate timelines I've found very helpful: RationalWiki's
> <http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Gamergate> is the most thorough
> (and quick to update—they've already added the #TakeBackTheTech attack
> discussed on this list earlier today). RW's timeline is fairly blatantly
> anti-GG, though, so it may be helpful to have students compare with this
> timeline by sulfura3
> <http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/336432/The-GamerGate-Chronicles/#vars!date=2014-10-22_00:27:45!>,
> a pro-GGer.
> 
> As for readings, you might consider the GamerGate chapter from Felicia
> Day's new book
> <http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Never-Weird-Internet-Almost-ebook/dp/B00QNW8KR4>,
> or Time's "GamerGate FAQ <http://time.com/3510381/gamergate-faq/>" from
> August 2014. If you're looking for one specific event, the Utah State
> terror threat
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/15/gamergate-feminist-video-game-critic-anita-sarkeesian-cancels-utah-lecture-after-threat-citing-police-inability-to-prevent-concealed-weapons-at-event/>
> preceding
> a (later cancelled) campus appearance by Anita Sarkeesian is an interesting
> case, particularly because Sarkeesian herself first heard about the threat on
> Twitter <http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/10/gamergate-explained>, not
> from USU administrators.
> 
> Several more incendiary options: "#GamerGate in 60 seconds
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4>" (pro-GG), listening to one
> of the death threats <https://soundcloud.com/briannaspacekat/death-threats>
> Brianna Wu received, or having students browse through r/KotakuInAction
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/kotakuinaction>, GamerGate's primary hub.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lindsay
> 
> Lindsay Blackwell <http://www.lindsayblackwell.net>
> PhD Student, School of Information
> 734.751.4835
> 
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:39 PM, Mike Zajko <zajko at ualberta.ca> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm currently teaching a large introductory sociology class (a lot of
> > first-year university students from different backgrounds) and covering
> > gender and feminism as topics this week.
> > I'd love to discuss some element of the gamergate mess as a current
> > case/example, and am looking for any materials to use - particularly
> > shorter readings and videos on the phenomenon.
> >
> > Much appreciated,
> > Mike Zajko
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