Steve Spence

Professor of Media StudiesClayton State University

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Flyting and Charisma in Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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Steve Spence Clayton State University

August 30, 2021
Flyting and Charisma in Assassin's Creed Valhalla videogames narrative game mechanics Curator's Note The hero of the 2020 videogame Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Eivor Wolf-Kissed, has no charisma. But players can develop Eivor’s charisma, and if t ...
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Racism Ended When

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Steve Spence Clayton State University

March 26, 2014
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Racism Ended When social media Rosa Parks Race Beat & Black Twitter Curator's Note We live today in a contradiction, in a society built on “colorblind racism.” For this to work, racism must be defined to a vanishing point: it becomes an unfortuna ...

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Transmedia Vikings
August 30, 2021 to September 05, 2021

Steve Spence Clayton State University

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Re: Modern Medievalism in the History Channel's "Vikings"

The cultural work of media "Vikings"

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Steve Spence Clayton State University

Monday, August 30, 2021 — 7:08 pm
It's extraordinary how closely the official trailer for the 2020 videogame Assassin's Creed Valhala tracks with the trailer Dr. Fahey discusses here. Both are organized around the elevation of a single, alpha-male hero, and both marshal the same ...