Avatars of Whiteness: Racial Expression in Video Game Characters

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-105

  Dietrich, David R ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872516218     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soin.12001     Document Type: Article

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