How Women Conquer the Metaverse
The Next Social Revolution
Will be published approx. on 6. August 2026
352 pages
979-8-216-25640-3 (ISBN)
Description
Phylis West Johnson and Tina Korani reveal how women are shaping the forthcoming Metaverse with a unique social perspective that promises to revolutionize society.
Examining women in leadership across the top Metaverse companies through interviews and analysis, Johnson and Korani highlight women's social contributions to the development of the Metaverse. These women, they contend, have fundamentally different conceptions of the Metaverse than those shown in mainstream depictions, foregrounding the potential to make meaningful change through content creation and social ideation over the potential to use it as a path to easy wealth.
Although women play a large role in fueling virtual platforms through content creation, their overall decision-making power appears limited in the larger Metaverse, reflecting similar societal tensions to those that women face in reality. Ultimately, however, this book embraces the Metaverse as a landscape rich with potential, emphasizing not only women's responsibility for creating this space but also the benefits to be gained from it as it influences the economic and political futures of humanity.
Examining women in leadership across the top Metaverse companies through interviews and analysis, Johnson and Korani highlight women's social contributions to the development of the Metaverse. These women, they contend, have fundamentally different conceptions of the Metaverse than those shown in mainstream depictions, foregrounding the potential to make meaningful change through content creation and social ideation over the potential to use it as a path to easy wealth.
Although women play a large role in fueling virtual platforms through content creation, their overall decision-making power appears limited in the larger Metaverse, reflecting similar societal tensions to those that women face in reality. Ultimately, however, this book embraces the Metaverse as a landscape rich with potential, emphasizing not only women's responsibility for creating this space but also the benefits to be gained from it as it influences the economic and political futures of humanity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
18 bw illus
File size
8,15 MB
ISBN-13
979-8-216-25640-3 (9798216256403)
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Content
Foreword
Halima Kazem (Stanford University, USA)
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: The Building Blocks
1. Envisioning the Metaverse
2. It Takes a Village
3. Constructing Digital Identities
4. The Rise of Women Leaders
5. On The Way to the Metaverse
Part II: The Social Revolution
6. Social Media
7. Love in the Metaverse
8. The Metaverse at Work
9. The Party Moved to Paris Island
10. Immersive Journalism
11. Lifelong Learning in the Metaverse
Part III: Stepping Outside The Box
12. Mother Nature in the Metaverse
13. Spirituality, Death, and Immorality in the Metaverse
14. The Rise of AI Female Superstars in the Metaverse
Kobe Turangan (Independent Scholar, USA) and Phylis West Johnson (San José State University, USA)
Chapter 15. The Virtual Body Dismantles Cultural Norms and Binaries
Hira Roberts (Prairie View A&M University, USA)
16. Building a Critical Whiteness Practice
Haley R. Hatfield (University of South Carolina, USA)
17. The Next Dimension: Voices Shaping the Future
Conclusion: Charting the Future
Epilogue (Author's Final Thoughts)
Bibliography
About the Contributors
About the Authors
Index
Halima Kazem (Stanford University, USA)
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: The Building Blocks
1. Envisioning the Metaverse
2. It Takes a Village
3. Constructing Digital Identities
4. The Rise of Women Leaders
5. On The Way to the Metaverse
Part II: The Social Revolution
6. Social Media
7. Love in the Metaverse
8. The Metaverse at Work
9. The Party Moved to Paris Island
10. Immersive Journalism
11. Lifelong Learning in the Metaverse
Part III: Stepping Outside The Box
12. Mother Nature in the Metaverse
13. Spirituality, Death, and Immorality in the Metaverse
14. The Rise of AI Female Superstars in the Metaverse
Kobe Turangan (Independent Scholar, USA) and Phylis West Johnson (San José State University, USA)
Chapter 15. The Virtual Body Dismantles Cultural Norms and Binaries
Hira Roberts (Prairie View A&M University, USA)
16. Building a Critical Whiteness Practice
Haley R. Hatfield (University of South Carolina, USA)
17. The Next Dimension: Voices Shaping the Future
Conclusion: Charting the Future
Epilogue (Author's Final Thoughts)
Bibliography
About the Contributors
About the Authors
Index
