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Author:   Mike Piero ,  Marc A. Ouellette
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9781476677842

ISBN 10:   1476677840
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   09 July 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Skyrim as an Exemplary Gameworld Mike Piero and Marc A. Ouellette Part I: “Skyrim is our land”: Neomedievalism, Heroism and ­Ethno-Nationalist Gameplay From Hero to Zero: Nationalistic Narratives and the Dogma of Being Dragonborn Joshua Call and Thomas Lecaque Grounding the Neomedieval Gameworld: The Dragonborn Between History and Myth Alicia McKenzie Expanding the Frontier Through War: Skyrim’s Ludic Contribution to the Frontier Myth Brent Kice Part II: “Then I took an arrow in the knee”: Agency and Alterity Queer Harpies and Vicious Dryads: Hagravens, Spriggans and Abject Female Monstrosity in Skyrim Sarah Stang All the Wheels of Cheese: Hoarding and Collecting Behaviors in Skyrim D’An Knowles Ball Escapism as Contested Space: The Politics of Modding Skyrim Liamog S. Drislane Part III: “Sky above, voice within”: Ethics and Politics Within Skyrim’s Cosmology Nature Versus Player: Skyrim Players and Modders as Ecological Force Misha Grifka Wander Portraits of the Neomedieval ­Family-Idyllic: Patriarchal Oikos and a Love Without Love in Skyrim Mike Piero and Marc A. Ouellette Skyrim’s Competitive Cosmology: A Fluctuating Economy of Power and Parasitic Deification Trevor B. Williams Testing Your Thu’um: Rhetoric, Violence, Uncertainty and the Dragonborn Stephen M. Llano Part IV: “Who wrote the Elder Scrolls?” Emergent Narratives and Difficult Questions Emergent Worlds and Illusions of Agency: Worldbuilding as Design Practice in Skyrim Wendi Sierra Taking Your Time as Dragonborn: Reconciling Skyrim’s Ludic and Narrative Dimensions Through a Detective Story Typology Andrew A. Todd The Death of Paarthurnax: The “Good Temptation”? C. Anne Engert and Tony Perrello About the Contributors Index

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Whether you are a games scholar, a student, or a fan of the Elder Scrolls franchise there is something for everyone in Being Dragonborn. Mike Piero and Marc A. Ouellette have curated a stellar collection of thoughtfully crafted and accessibly written critical essays on Skyrim that is sure to be added to many reading lists. Diverse in its perspectives, this edited collection dives into the complexities of one of the most compelling video games of its time in terms of world design, lore, and scope of possible gameplay. With Skyrim at the core, the chapters unfold through carefully interwoven topics including heroism, agency, ethics, emergent narrative, and more. A must read for anyone who is interested in the socio, political, and cultural impact of Skyrim in particular, and video games in general. --Kelly Boudreau, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology

Whether you are a games scholar, a student, or a fan of the Elder Scrolls franchise there is something for everyone in Being Dragonborn. Mike Piero and Marc A. Ouellette have curated a stellar collection of thoughtfully crafted and accessibly written critical essays on Skyrim that is sure to be added to many reading lists. Diverse in its perspectives, this edited collection dives into the complexities of one of the most compelling video games of its time in terms of world design, lore, and scope of possible gameplay. With Skyrim at the core, the chapters unfold through carefully interwoven topics including heroism, agency, ethics, emergent narrative, and more. A must read for anyone who is interested in the socio, political, and cultural impact of Skyrim in particular, and video games in general. - Kelly Boudreau, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology

Author Information

Mike Piero is a Professor of English at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. Marc A. Ouellette is an award-winning educator who teaches cultural and gender studies at Old Dominion University, where he is the Learning Games Initiative Research Fellow. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

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