Manifestations of Queerness in Video Games

Gaspard Pelurson (King’s College London, UK)

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English

Routledge
26 August 2024

Popular culture; Media studies; Gender studies, gender groups; Gay & Lesbian studies; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies

Series: Routledge Advances in Game Studies

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.

Situated at the intersection of New Media, Game, Cultural and Queer Studies, the book navigates diverse interspecies relationships, queer villains from the past, Pokémon memes on border politics, flânerie in post-industrial cities and one-sided erotic fights. It provides new critical engagements with the works of Jose Esteban Muñoz, Bonnie Ruberg, Guy Debord and Jack Halberstam, examining queer representation, gaming subcultures and dissident play practices. Making the bold claim that video games might be the queerest medium today, this book provides organic, self-reflective and, ultimately, thought-provoking thinking in which both games and gamers are queered.

This book will be of interest to scholars researching game studies, sex, gender and sexuality in new media, but also readers interested in literature, digital media, society, participatory culture and queer studies.

By: Gaspard Pelurson (King’s College London UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781032311579
ISBN 10: 1032311576
Series: Routledge Advances in Game Studies
Pages: 118
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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