Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games
Proposals are invited for PRESENTATIONS at the 8th
International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference. The
next Crossroads conference will be held in Hong Kong, June
17-21, 2010.* http://www.crossroads2010.org
Session: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital)
Games
The organizer seeks proposals covering all aspects of
gaming, gaming culture and game studies. Proposals can
address analog and digital games and all theoretical and
methodological approaches are welcome.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- The relationship between Cultural Studies and
(analog and digital) games
- Identity construction, representation of race,
class, gender and sexuality in games
- Gaming culture, game cultures and game communities
- Ideology in game design or production
- Game advertising and marketing
- Regulation, youth protection, censorship and
intellectual property
- Game analysis
- Research methods
- Appropriation processes
- Serious games/persuasive games/games for change
- .
ALL PROPOSALS ARE WELCOME!
- Please send an abstract of 100 - 150 words or note of
interest to Markus Wiemker (markus /at/ wiemker.org) till December
31th, 2009 -
Markus Wiemker
University of Technology
RWTH Aachen, Germany
(markus /at/ wiemker.org)
www.wiemker.org
*Since its inception in 1996 in Tampere, Finland, the
Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference has filled a
significant gap in the global academic community. It is now
a key international conference in cultural studies where
scholars from all five continents get together regularly to
exchange research outputs, critical viewpoints and scholarly
insights. Organized by the Association for Cultural Studies
(ACS), the Crossroads conference is held every other year in
different parts of the world: Birmingham in UK, Illinois in
USA, Istanbul in Turkey and Kingston in Jamaica.
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Markus Wiemker
(markus /at/ wiemker.org)
www.wiemker.org
