Deck 5: Occupy Wall Street: Class Perspectives on Social Media

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GamerGate began with a series of online attacks directed at a game developer. What is her name?

A) Anita Sarkeesian
B) Zoe Quinn
C) Briana Wu
D) Maya Felix Kramer
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Feminist Frequency is a program that offers feminist media analysis in accessible language through videos and social media. What is the name of the founder?

A) Anita Sarkeesian
B) Zoe Quinn
C) Briana Wu
D) Maya Felix Kramer
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An act of hostility online that involves tracking down personal documentation about an individual and publishing that information online.

A) Hikikomori
B) NEET
C) Baiting
D) Doxxing
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An English language image-based message board that caters to male virgins over 30 who subscribe to a NEET lifestyle.

A) Reddit
B) Wizardchan
C) 4chan
D) 8chan
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The message board that is associated with the formation of anonymous.

A) Reddit
B) Wizardchan
C) 4chan
D) 8chan
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When 4chan banished GamerGate and began deleting references to it, what site did GamerGate move to?

A) Reddit
B) Wizardchan
C) Steam
D) 8chan
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According to Jennifer Allaway, what is the sociological concept that best describes GamerGate?

A) A hate group
B) A consumer movement
C) A men's rights movement
D) A resistance identity
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GamerGate received its name from a tweet sent by whom?

A) Mundane Matt
B) Internet Aristocrat
C) Adam Baldwin
D) Anita Sarkeesian
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The turning point for GamerGate was a series of blog posts about a broken relationship. Who published those posts?

A) Zoe Quinn
B) Eron Gjoni
C) Matthew Rappard
D) Matti Lesham
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What does TL;DR stand for?

A) Too long; didn't read
B) Talk less; don't react
C) Take the lead; do right
D) Team leadership; Dream readership
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Explain the sequence of events that are known as GamerGate, referencing at least one key event prior to GamerGate becoming a public controversy, the pivotal moments that made it a public controversy (including a key blog and a key tweet) and at least one major event after the controversy became public.
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The claim has been made that GamerGate is a hate group. Take a position on that claim, using details from Social Media Freaks.
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What is Feminist Frequency? What kind of work are they known for and how do they use social media to accomplish this work? Who is the main leader behind Feminist Frequency? What is their stance on video games and how were they connected to GamerGate?
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Deck 5: Occupy Wall Street: Class Perspectives on Social Media
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GamerGate began with a series of online attacks directed at a game developer. What is her name?

A) Anita Sarkeesian
B) Zoe Quinn
C) Briana Wu
D) Maya Felix Kramer
B
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Feminist Frequency is a program that offers feminist media analysis in accessible language through videos and social media. What is the name of the founder?

A) Anita Sarkeesian
B) Zoe Quinn
C) Briana Wu
D) Maya Felix Kramer
A
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An act of hostility online that involves tracking down personal documentation about an individual and publishing that information online.

A) Hikikomori
B) NEET
C) Baiting
D) Doxxing
D
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An English language image-based message board that caters to male virgins over 30 who subscribe to a NEET lifestyle.

A) Reddit
B) Wizardchan
C) 4chan
D) 8chan
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The message board that is associated with the formation of anonymous.

A) Reddit
B) Wizardchan
C) 4chan
D) 8chan
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When 4chan banished GamerGate and began deleting references to it, what site did GamerGate move to?

A) Reddit
B) Wizardchan
C) Steam
D) 8chan
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According to Jennifer Allaway, what is the sociological concept that best describes GamerGate?

A) A hate group
B) A consumer movement
C) A men's rights movement
D) A resistance identity
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GamerGate received its name from a tweet sent by whom?

A) Mundane Matt
B) Internet Aristocrat
C) Adam Baldwin
D) Anita Sarkeesian
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The turning point for GamerGate was a series of blog posts about a broken relationship. Who published those posts?

A) Zoe Quinn
B) Eron Gjoni
C) Matthew Rappard
D) Matti Lesham
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What does TL;DR stand for?

A) Too long; didn't read
B) Talk less; don't react
C) Take the lead; do right
D) Team leadership; Dream readership
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Explain the sequence of events that are known as GamerGate, referencing at least one key event prior to GamerGate becoming a public controversy, the pivotal moments that made it a public controversy (including a key blog and a key tweet) and at least one major event after the controversy became public.
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The claim has been made that GamerGate is a hate group. Take a position on that claim, using details from Social Media Freaks.
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What is Feminist Frequency? What kind of work are they known for and how do they use social media to accomplish this work? Who is the main leader behind Feminist Frequency? What is their stance on video games and how were they connected to GamerGate?
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