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On Video Games: The Visual Politics of Race, Gender and Space
Soraya Murray
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Description for On Video Games: The Visual Politics of Race, Gender and Space
Hardcover. Video games are a defining part of mass visual culture. Series: International Library of Visual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFD; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Today over half of all American households own a dedicated game console and gaming industry profits trump those of the film industry worldwide. In this book, Soraya Murray moves past the technical discussions of games and offers a fresh and incisive look at their cultural dimensions. She critically explores blockbusters likeThe Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid, Spec Ops: The Line, Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed to show how they are deeply entangled with American ideological positions and contemporary political, cultural and economic conflicts.As quintessential forms of visual material in the twenty-first century, mainstream games both mirror and spur ... Read more
Today over half of all American households own a dedicated game console and gaming industry profits trump those of the film industry worldwide. In this book, Soraya Murray moves past the technical discussions of games and offers a fresh and incisive look at their cultural dimensions. She critically explores blockbusters likeThe Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid, Spec Ops: The Line, Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed to show how they are deeply entangled with American ideological positions and contemporary political, cultural and economic conflicts.As quintessential forms of visual material in the twenty-first century, mainstream games both mirror and spur ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
International Library of Visual Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784537418
SKU
V9781784537418
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About Soraya Murray
Soraya Murray is an Assistant Professor in the Film and Digital Media Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), where she is also affiliated with the Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program, and the Art + Design: Games + Playable Media Program. She is an interdisciplinary scholar of visual culture, with a particular interest in cultural studies, ... Read more
Reviews for On Video Games: The Visual Politics of Race, Gender and Space
An engaging analysis and an entirely unique contribution to video game and media studies.
Jennifer Jenson, York University, Canada
Jennifer Jenson, York University, Canada