Manifestations of Queerness in Video Games

This book explores queer representations in games, arguing that they are a powerful medium for political and cultural expression. It examines diverse interspecies relationships, queer villains, Pokémon memes, flânerie, and one-sided erotic fights, providing new critical engagements with the works of Jose Esteban Muñoz, Bonnie Ruberg, Guy Debord, and Jack Halberstam. It makes the bold claim that video games are the queerest medium today, offering organic, self-reflective, and thought-provoking thinking that queers both games and gamers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 118 pages
Publication date: 29 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taking the Reader on a Journey Through Queer Manifestations in Games

This captivating book passionately advocates for video games as a profound, politically charged, and culturally rich medium, offering us invaluable tools to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of gaming. Positioned at the crossroads of New Media, Game, Cultural, and Queer Studies, the book skillfully navigates a diverse range of interspecies relationships, explores queer villains from the past, delves into Pokémon memes on border politics, explores flânerie in post-industrial cities, and even delves into one-sided erotic fights. Through its comprehensive exploration, the book provides fresh and critical engagements with the works of renowned scholars such as Jose Esteban Muñoz, Bonnie Ruberg, Guy Debord, and Jack Halberstam, examining queer representation, gaming subcultures, and dissident play practices. With a bold assertion that video games might be the queerest medium today, this book offers organic, self-reflective, and ultimately thought-provoking perspectives that queer both games and gamers.

This book will captivate scholars engaged in the study of game studies, sex, gender, and sexuality in new media, as well as readers with an interest in literature, digital media, society, participatory culture, and queer studies. Its rich content and insightful analysis make it a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the complex interplay between gaming, culture, and sexuality in the modern world.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367900649