Playing the Past: Race, Gender, and Heroism in Gaming (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Ali Frauman

Organizer Affiliation

Indiana Univ.-Bloomington

Presider Name

Ali Frauman

Paper Title 1

"Git Gud": Gender, Performativity, and Toxic Masculinity in Medieval-Themed Computer Games I

Presenter 1 Name

Brent Addison Moberly

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Indiana Univ.-Bloomington

Paper Title 2

"Git Gud": Gender, Performativity, and Toxic Masculinity in Medieval-Themed Computer Games II

Presenter 2 Name

Kevin A. Moberly

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Old Dominion Univ.

Paper Title 3

Politeness, Consent, and the Problems of Male Fantasy in CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3

Presenter 3 Name

Elizabeth Maffetone

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Indiana Univ.-Bloomington

Paper Title 4

"In Stygia, that Ancient and Evil Kingdom": Failure to Decolonize in Funcom's Age of Conan: Unchained

Presenter 4 Name

Tirumular Narayanan

Presenter 4 Affiliation

California State Univ.-Chico

Start Date

9-5-2019 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 2345