Gamevironments Special Issue "This Time it’s for all the Marbles. Towards Social Justice in Digital Gaming" published
Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce the publishing of GAMEVIRONMENTS' newest Special Issue: “This Time it’s for all the Marbles. Towards Social Justice in Digital Gaming”, edited by Patrick Prax. It contains these contributions: - This Time it’s for all the Marbles. Social Injustice in Digital Gaming. Introduction to the Special Issue by Patrick Prax, 1-14 articles: - From Political Economy to Identity Politics: A Forum Study of Political Discussions between Players, by Kristine Jørgensen and Ida Sekanina, 15-57 - They Will Do Anything to Make You React: Deplatforming Racists from the Brazilian Gaming Community, by Mayara Araujo Caetano and Beatriz Blanco, 58-98 - Cultural Production of Video Games: Conditions of Control and Resistance, by Sian Tomkinson and Tauel Harper, 99-140 - International Solidarity Between Game Workers in the Global North and Global South: Reflections on the Challenges Posed by Labor Aristocracy, by Emil Lundedal Hammar, 141-182 - From Talking about Loot Boxes to Discussing Political Economy: Conceptualizing Critical Game Literacy, by Patrick Prax, 183-221 - Critical Game Literacies and Critical Speculative Imagination: A Theoretical and Conceptual Review, by Matthew Coopilton, 222-273 - Gaming against Violence: An Exploration of Video Games as Tools for Sexual Violence Prevention Education, by Kenzie Gordon, 274-313 - Counterspace Game Elements for This Pansexual Pilipina-American Player’s Joy, Rest, and Healing: An Autethnographic Case Study of Playing Stardew Valley, by Erica Cruz, 314-354 - Learning About Ourselves: Communicating, Connecting and Contemplating Trans Experience through Play, by Josephine Baird, 355-402 reports: - Not Space-Ninjas Again! Transmedia Worldbuilding for Social Justice, by Ian Sturrock, 403-427 - Seven Levers for Social Change through Games: From Settlers of Catanto Autonomía Zapatista, by Cati Hernández, Noemí Blanch, Pablo Garaizar, Emiliano Labrador, 428-448 review: - Far Cry 5: Refusing its Own Politicsby Thomas Grønvoll, 449-455interviewInterview with Amanda Warner, designer of Influence, Inc,., by Patrick Prax, 455-481 And here's the link: https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments/ Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous Year 2023! Kerstin and Xenia editors-in-chief gamevironments -- Xenia Zeiler Professor, South Asian Studies P.O. Box 59 (Unioninkatu 38B) 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland +358 50 4482713 https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/xenia-zeiler Gamesnetwork@lists.tuni.fi is the discussion list of DiGRA, the Digital Games Research Association. You can unsubscribe, edit your subscription address, etc. at the web interface: https://lists.tuni.fi/mailman/listinfo/gamesnetwork
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