Marcus Maloney is Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Centre for Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University. His research focuses on 'culture wars' in digital spaces; men and masculinities online; video game narratives, cultures, and communities; and post-digital intimacies and socialities. Marcus has published widely in these areas, including articles in Cultural Sociology, New Media & Society, Social Media + Society, and Games and Culture. His most recent book is Gender, Masculinity and Video Gaming: Analysing Reddit's r/gaming Community (2019).