Javon Goard is a Ph.D. student in Informatics at Indiana University, Bloomington. Goard obtained a B.A. in Sociology with Honors from the University of Maryland, College Park and his Masters in Informatics from his current institution. Goard’s research takes an interdisciplinary approach in studying aspects of videogame culture by working in the domains of Sociology, Informatics, and Media Studies. His current work focuses of African American/Blacks within the fighting videogame community. His blog, jstonee.wordpress.com, bridges the gap between academic discourse and personal anecdotes discussing a wide range of topics from gender, race, economics as they relate to virtual spaces.
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