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‘Assassin’s Creed’ and The Importance of A Female Odyssey
Even if heroes and their journeys are typically imagined as male-centered, stories should not be afraid of breaking the mold…
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Shifting Masculinities: How “God of War” Became “Dad of War”
If nothing else, the new “God of War” represents how one can tell a tale revolving around masculinity without being…
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Damsels or Daughters: Fetishization in Video Games
Perhaps, in the future, the white heterosexual cis male gamer will not be seen as the default for who video…
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GamerGate, The Internet’s First Civil War: “It’s About Ethics in Misogyny”
When I first heard about GamerGate, I was clueless, then I became confused, and finally offended. Like many others outside…
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I was Co-Dependent Before it was Cool: Dysfunctional love and performative identity in Indie pop
Lana responds to this rejection by creating the personas of an American gold digger and ruinous Lolita, characters that counter…
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The ‘But’ in Butt: Women, sex and video games
What Iron Man does in a suit of mass destruction, Lara Croft pulls off in short-shorts. The Tomb Raider can…
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