WMST - Chapter 9

Question 1

Chick Lit

Answer 1

A literary genre that came to prominence in the 1990s. Chick Lit features the adventures of young single working women

Question 2

First-person Shooter

Answer 2

A video-game genre focused on shooting in which one plays ‘through the eyes’ or from the visual perspective of an avatar

Question 3

Gaming

Answer 3

The playing of video games on consoles, on Pcs, or on-line

Question 4

Lad Lit

Answer 4

A literary genre sometimes seen as the less sucessful ‘little brother’ of chick lit. Lad lit highlights the coming to adulthood of young men who are often grappling with self-doubt or confusion about the meaning of manhood

Question 5

Manga

Answer 5

Comic books, generallt printed in black and white. Manga are a major literary genre in Japan and are read by all ages. Since the 1990s, manga have been globally popular

Question 6

MMORPG’s

Answer 6

Role-playing video games distinguished from others by the number of players who participate and by the ‘persistent worlds’ in which the game takes place

Question 7

Persons’ Case Polyvocality

Answer 7

The October 1929 legal decision (in response to the famous 5) that defined ‘persons’ under the British North America Act to include women, thus dramatically expending the legal rights available to them

Question 8

Riot Grrrl

Answer 8

A cultural movement of the 1990s based on pnnk/alternative music and consciously feminist politics. Ani diFranco, Bikini Kill, and Sleater-Kinny are names sometimes associated with the movement