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Interview: Anita Sarkeesian, games, and Tropes vs. Women
It must have been an exciting experience for Anita Sarkeesian during her Tropes vs. Women in Video Games Kickstarter project. Broadcast under the name of her hosting site, Feminist Frequency, where Tropes vs. Women originally gained internet popularity, the proposed gaming-centric season of the video series easily met its funding total of $6,000 after only one day. This was testament to the demand for a high-quality critique of the medium through a feminist lens.
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Anita Sarkeesian’s Tropes Vs. Women Series Is Up—And It’s Great
After launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund a long-term project that would examine the roles women play—or are consigned to—in video games, Feminist Frequency video blogger Anita Sarkeesian was subject to a vicious, violence-satu... Read Post
Here's Anita Sarkeesian's First 'Tropes vs. Women In Games' Video
It's been a long road for feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian. Last summer, she ran a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a new video series examining sexist tropes in video games—her goal was $6,000 and she raise... Read Post
Damsel In Distress: The First Episode Of Anita Sarkeesian’s ‘Tropes vs. Women In Games’ Is Here
Last June, Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency launched a Kickstarter to fund a series of free YouTube videos about “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games“. What happened next was, sadly, all too predictable when any woman mentions the... Read Post