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Spelvärldens syn på mannen: En semiotisk bild- och idéanalys av den manliga könsrepresentationen i tv- och datorspel
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013).
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 5 credits / 7,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The game world’s view of the man : A semiotic image and idea analysis of the male gender representation in video and computer games (English)
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study is to analyze the gender representation of men in four chosen video game covers. Each video game cover is individually analyzed with a semiotic image and idea analysis. Five ideal types are produced to help analyze the male characters in the video game covers. These ideal types are produced by studying R.W. Connell’s Masculinities and Lena Gemzö’s Feminism. The result of this study shows an ideal of masculinity in the four games. Three of the four character on the covers has the same body type and could be categorized as conventionally attractive, well trained men. A connection to famous male characters in movies could be seen and the conclusion was that a hegemonic masculinity in video games could be seen.

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2021. , p. 26
Keywords [sv]
kulturstudier, hegemonisk maskulinitet, tv-och datorspel, könsrepresentation, maskulinitetsideal, genus
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Cultural Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-85388OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-85388DiVA, id: diva2:1577786
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Cultural studies
Educational program
Culture, Policy and Management Programme (HGKVP), 180 ECTS
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Available from: 2021-07-05 Created: 2021-07-04 Last updated: 2021-07-05Bibliographically approved

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