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Commercial uses of gamification position this media practice within business origins, yet the use of gamification extends beyond these boundaries. Drawing from an historical-cultural analysis, this dissertation examines three case studies of gamified responses to social problems…

This dissertation introduces and analyzes "piety stories," the stories that Muslim Tatar women in Tatarstan, Russia, share about their paths to becoming observant Muslims. It examines the ways women use these stories to create and represent moral worlds that diverge from those o…