Date of Award
Summer 8-10-2021
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Michael Harker
Second Advisor
Mary Hocks
Third Advisor
George Pullman
Abstract
The following research thesis seeks to understand the connection between Giambattista Vico’s conception of imagination and literacy in online spaces. This research delves into how users of the video game based live streaming platform Twitch.tv utilize imagination in written communication primarily through pictographs commonly referred to as emotes, and how broadcasters and moderators on the platform act as literacy sponsors for these unique language practices on the platform.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/23243711
Recommended Citation
Maroney, Dylan, "Livestreaming Vico: Imagination and the Ecology of Literacy in Online Gaming." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/23243711
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