[DiGRA UK] abstract workshop DiGRA2015

[Diane Carr]

Reminder that the DiGRA UK abstract workshop and Winter social is on next week.

January 15th 4 - 6 pm at the KLAB in Emerald St.


Paolo will be speaking about DiGRA 2015.


The workshop is an informal, low-key opportunity to get feedback, discuss abstracts, conference strands, panels and panel proposals.


RSVP / email for further details.


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Subject: [DiGRA UK] Panel on gamergate at DiGRA2015

Interested in your proposals!
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The hated panel: what is to be learnt from Gamergate?


The Gamergate controversy has put the academic study of video games under the spotlight. Game scholars, and DiGRA in particular, have been repeatedly accused of having a hidden agenda. 'Feminism' has been used as a bad word by many of the accusers. The humanities in general, and the idea of studying games and their players, have been under threat. At the same time, a multitude of different voices have overlapped proposing different perspectives. While some have argued that actually it's about ethics in games journalism, others have proposed that 'gamers', as a category, is about to disappear in any case, as a new and much more varied market audience is emerging.


This panel invites scholars to reflect on what is to be learnt from Gamergate for the academic study of video games. The main objective of the panel is not necessarily to decide who is on the right side in the debate. Rather, it attempts to multiply the possible interpretations of what has been said, and what has not yet been said, on one of the most hated series of events in video game culture.


If you would like to participate, please send a description of your contribution and a short biography (max 300 words). The panel will be proposed to DiGRA 2015, to take place in Lüneburg, Germany on May 14-17th. Please send your proposal only if you intend to participate at the conference. Also, there is a plan to expand the panel into a curated issue on a peer reviewed journal. Please think about this possibility, and if you would like to be considered for that issue as well.


Please send your proposals by January 16th. A choice will be made in the following days and the final application will be sent to DiGRA by January 22nd.


Proposals and questions at contact at paoloruffino.com<mailto:contact at paoloruffino.com>

Thanks!

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Paolo Ruffino
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