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Adrienne Shaw: Diving in to the LGBTQ digital game archive

March 7, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Center for Computer Games Research is proud to present an open Game Lecture Series Talk by Dr. Adrienne Shaw.

Description: Although we have seen increased popular attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) game content, designers, and players, significantly less attention has been paid to the decades leading up to this contemporary moment. The LGBTQ game archive (https://lgbtqgamearchive.com/) is an ongoing public research
project meant to collect and document all known information about LGBTQ content in digital games, including characters, romance/sex options, narratives, in-game actions, items, etc. The focus on this talk, however, will be on the inevitable incompleteness of such a project. How do we define sexualities and genders of characters when specific labels are never used in the game? How do we research the content of games that can no longer be played? How does one balance audience interpretations of content (queer readings), authorial intent, and content that is translated across cultural and linguistic contexts? Can we ever declare “first of a kind content” or “completeness of research” when both commercial and independent game production are not consistently documented with an eye towards posterity. Adrienne Shaw, founder of the LGBTQ game archive, will discuss how she has addressed these issues and how it might inform future games research.

Bio: Adrienne Shaw is an Assistant Professor in Temple University’s Department of Media Studies and Production, a member of the Klein College Media and Communication graduate faculty. Her book Gaming at the Edge: Sexuality and Gender at the Margins of Gamer Culture (University of Minnesota, 2014) won the 2016 Outstanding Book Award from the Popular Communication Division of the International Communication Association. She also co-edited Queer Game Studies (University of Minnesota Press, 2017) with Bonnie Ruberg and Queer Technologies (Routledge, 2017) with Katherine Sender. Her ongoing research project is the LGBTQ Game Archive (www.lgbtqgamearchive.com)

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Date:
March 7, 2018
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1961502984179381/

Venue

IT University of Copenhagen
Rued Langaardsvej 7, Auditorium 3
Copenhagen, S Copenhagen 2300 Denmark
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