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Queerness in Games

Sunday, May 24, 2020 to Sunday, May 31, 2020

Theme week organized by

Ashley JonesGeorgia State University

Gay Bingo: Queer Games and HIV Activism

By Michael Anthony DeAnda

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Queer Fanfiction of Video Games

By Bradley Wolfe

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

1 comment

Queer Kiss: An Analysis of the Internet’s Reaction to Same Sex Love in The Last of Us Part II

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Dexit means Dexit – Pokémon, Border Politics and Queer Resistance

By Gaspard Pelurson

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Queer Dystopias, Queer Mechanics, and Queers in Love at the End of the World

By Edmond Y. Chang

Friday, May 29, 2020

Featured Content

5/24/2020 to 5/31/2020
Queerness in Games

Theme week organized by
Ashley JonesGeorgia State University
5/18/2020 to 5/22/2020
Canadian Comedies

Theme week organized by
Kristina Jespersen
5/10/2020 to 5/17/2020
Time Manipulation

Theme week organized by
Jazmine R. HudsonGeorgia State University
5/4/2020
Streaming Wars

Theme week organized by
Tanya ZukGeorgia State University
4/26/2020 to 4/30/2020
JCMS: In Focus- "Modes of Black Liquidity: Music Video as Black Art"

Theme week organized by
Alessandra RaengoGeorgia State University
Lauren McLeod CramerUniversity of Toronto
4/19/2020 to 4/25/2020
(In)fertility and Media

Theme week organized by
Rebecca FeaseyBath Spa University

Recent comments

Re: Dexit means Dexit – Pokémon, Border Politics and Queer Resistance

The Evolution of the Poké fan

By Ryan.Banfi

Friday, May 29, 2020 - 18:32

An exceptional and original argument. I played Pokémon as a child and I noticed that the Pokémon (in the context of dexit/your entry) were dressing up as a "weaker versions" or earlier stages of themselves in their evolution lineage. I think...
Re: Queer Kiss: An Analysis of the Internet’s Reaction to Same Sex Love in The Last of Us Part II

Adapting The Last of Us Part II

By Ryan.Banfi

Friday, May 29, 2020 - 17:50

Yes, I think that is a good question. The Last of Us Part II will not be released until June 19th, 2020 (and this is after several delays) so we still do not know how Ellie and Dina's relationship plays out (although the leak does spoil some plot...
Re: Dexit means Dexit – Pokémon, Border Politics and Queer Resistance

Thank you very much for this

By Gaspard Pelurson

Friday, May 29, 2020 - 13:45

Thank you very much for this comment. I admit that the parallel with drag is a little bold, but you make an excellent point, which makes me want to explore this matter a little more – the memes that tend to be the most popular/ funniest are the...
Re: Dexit means Dexit – Pokémon, Border Politics and Queer Resistance

Pokemon in Drag

By Edmond Y. Chang

Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 16:37

I had not heard about this controversy till now. Pokemon dragging pokemon is really fascinating. I do not know enough about the Pokeverse to say right now, but it would be interesting to further lean on how the memes push or replicate...
Re: Queer Kiss: An Analysis of the Internet’s Reaction to Same Sex Love in The Last of Us Part II

Death of the Author/Death of the Fan

By Edmond Y. Chang

Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 16:30

The tension between author/developer intent and fan response/poaching (to quote Henry Jenkins's oft-used phrase) is much more pronounced whenever I teach video games (or certain pop culture texts). In games, particularly, there is a sense of...