The Performance of Video Games: Enacting Identity, History and Culture Through Play
Author:   Kelly I. Aliano ,  Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9781476685496


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   10 November 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Kelly I. Aliano ,  Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9781476685496


ISBN 10:   1476685495
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   10 November 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: “Finish the Fight!” Introduction: Empowering the Spectator Through Play 1. Video Games and the Building of Legends 2. Theatrical Theory and Identity Construction in Video Gaming 3. Posthumanism and the Performance of Video Gaming 4. Playing with History in Video Games 5. Playing at History in Video Games 6. Considering Selfhood and Identity in Video Games 7. The Performance of Video Gaming in Daily Life Conclusion: Building Bridges Through Video Games Chapter Notes Works Cited Index

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...an excellent and very original intervention that examines the gamer as an 'empowered spectator' who both performs and spectates, and then considers the implication of this in a consideration of the 'posthuman'... --Alan Filewod, Professor (retired), University of Guelph


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Kelly I. Aliano is the manager of Education Special Projects at the New-York Historical Society. In addition to video game studies, she also works in the fields of queer performance and higher education pedagogy. She has taught at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, and lives in Baldwin, New York. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

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