Would the 'real' girl gamer please stand up? Gender, LAN cafés and the reformulation of the 'girl' gamer

Gender and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 691-705

  Beavis, Catherine ^a   Charles, Claire ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 35648959292     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250701650615     Document Type: Article

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