{"product_id":"manifestations-of-queerness-in-video-gaspard-pelurson-9780367900649","title":"Manifestations of Queerness in Video Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSituated at the intersection of New Media, Game, Cultural and Queer Studies, the book navigates diverse interspecies relationships, queer villains from the past, Pok駑on memes on border politics, fl穗erie in post-industrial cities and one-sided erotic fights. It provides new critical engagements with the works of Jose Esteban Muz, 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 \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e queerest medium today, this book provides organic, self-reflective and, ultimately, thought-provoking thinking in which both games and gamers are queered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaspard Pelurson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367900645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367900649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Gaspard Pelurson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072286355711,"sku":"9780367900649","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90bb68a5-db70-4372-a129-0fb09c9ee4ac.jpg?v=1685441050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/manifestations-of-queerness-in-video-gaspard-pelurson-9780367900649","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}