All Outputs (7)

Online gaming in context : the social and cultural significance of online games (2011)
Book
Gosling, V., Light, B., & Crawford, G. (2011). Online gaming in context : the social and cultural significance of online games. London: Routledge

There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure industry and pastime. The significance of video games within our ever... Read More about Online gaming in context : the social and cultural significance of online games.

The social and cultural significance of online gaming (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G., Gosling, V., & Light, B. (2011). The social and cultural significance of online gaming. In Online Gaming in Context: The Social and Cultural Significance of Online Games. London: Routledge

It's not just a game : contemporary challenges for games research and the internet (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G., Gosling, V., & Light, B. (2011). It's not just a game : contemporary challenges for games research and the internet. In Online Gaming in Context: The Social and Cultural Significance of Online Games. London: Routledge

Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences (2011)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. (2011). Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences. Games and Culture, 6(2), 135-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412010364979

This article develops and expands on earlier work of the authors, which posits the idea of considering gamers as a (media) audience—enabling parallels to be drawn with wider literatures and debates on audience research and media fan cultures. In par... Read More about Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences.

Key articles in British sociology: BSA 60th anniversary special collection (2011)
Book
(2011). G. Crawford, E. Green, K. O’Reilly, & C. Yuill (Eds.), Key articles in British sociology: BSA 60th anniversary special collection. London: Sage

The British Sociological Association 60th Anniversary Special Collection is a celebration of classic and contemporary articles from the stable of BSA journals: Cultural Sociology; Sociological Research Online; Sociology; and Work, Employment and Soci... Read More about Key articles in British sociology: BSA 60th anniversary special collection.

Fans (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G. (2011). Fans. In D. Southerton (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Consumer Culture. London: Sage

Michel de Certeau (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G. (2011). Michel de Certeau. In D. Southerton (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Consumer Culture. London: Sage

The three-volume Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture covers consuming societies around the world, from the Age of Enlightenment to the present, and shows how consumption has become intrinsic to the world’s social, economic, political, and cultural lands... Read More about Michel de Certeau.