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Nothing but a “titty streamer”: legitimacy, labor, and the debate over women’s breasts in video game live streaming

Bonnie RubergDepartment of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Amanda L. L. CullenDepartment of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-0438
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Kathryn BrewsterDepartment of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Pages 466-481 | Received 11 Jan 2019, Accepted 17 Aug 2019, Published online: 05 Sep 2019

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