Full Description
This book explores how women are shaping the forthcoming Metaverse with a unique social perspective that promises to revolutionize society and will ultimately influence the future of humanity both economically and politically.
Phylis West Johnson and Tina Korani examine women in leadership across the top Metaverse companies, especially those with primarily female membership and content creators, noting that although women play a large role in fueling virtual platforms through content creation, their overall decision-making power appears limited in the larger Metaverse. The authors expound on women's social contributions to the development of the Metaverse, arguing that women in this position have fundamentally different conceptions from mainstream depictions of the Metaverse and foreground the potential to make change through content creation and social ideation over the potential to use it as a path to wealth.
Contents
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
