Manifestations of Queerness in Video Games

Taking the reader on a journey through queer manifestations in games, this book advocates for video games as a rich, political and cultural medium, which provides us with tools to navigate the future of gaming.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Sporting Moustaches, Riding Bulls, Flashing Bums – Dorian Pavus’s Queer Odyssey 2. The Sissy & the Cyborg – or How to Set the World on Fire in Fabulous Robes 3. "Gotta Smuggle them All!" – Queer Détournement, Drag, and Border Politics 4. Wandering through Paths and Pixels – the Queer Meandering of the Gaming Flâneur 5. Flawless in Defeat – In and For the Margins

About the author

Gaspard Pelurson is a Lecturer in Creative Media and Global Industries at King’s College London.

Summary

Taking the reader on a journey through queer manifestations in games, this book advocates for video games as a rich, political and cultural medium, which provides us with tools to navigate the future of gaming.

Product details

• Authors: Gaspard Pelurson
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032311579
• ISBN: 978-1-032-31157-9
• No. of pages: 118
• Weight: 260 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Advances in Game Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Of specific Gay interest, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Relating to gay people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics