Date of Award
Winter 12-14-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Dr. Jaye Atkinson
Abstract
Girl gamers, while a substantial part of the gaming population, are often largely ignored in both the gaming industry and academic literature. In particular, there have been few investigations to date on what comprises the identity of a girl gamer, particularly outside the context of gameplay. To that end, the current study aims to investigate how girl gamers enact their identities as girl gamers on Twitter, a social network site. Eight Twitter accounts whose users self-identified as either Gamer Girls or Girl Gamers on a Twitter user directory where identified and the profiles and tweets of each collected for a two week period. This data was then analyzed according to Hecht’s communication theory of identity in order to determine how girl gamers enact their identity in an online context.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/2396586
Recommended Citation
Storla, Kari D., "Boyfriends, Babies, and a Few Good Headshots: Examining Girl Gamers' Identity Enactment on Twitter Using the Communication Theory of Identity." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/2396586