{"product_id":"rules-of-the-father-in-j-jesse-ramirez-9783030896065","title":"Rules of the Father in the Last of Us: Masculinity Among the Ruins of Neoliberalism","description":"\u003cbr\u003eWidely regarded by critics and fans as one of the best games ever produced for the Sony Playstation, \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is remarkable for offering players a narratively rich experience within the parameters of cultural and gaming genres that often prioritize frenetic violence by straight white male heroes. \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is also a milestone among mainstream, big-budget (AAA) games because its development team self-consciously intervened in videogames' historical exclusion of women and girls by creating complex and agentive female characters. The game's co-protagonist, Ellie, is a teenage girl who is revealed to be queer in \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast of Us: Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e (DLC, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us II\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). Yet \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e also centers Joel, Ellie's fatherly protector. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow is patriarchy, the rule of the father, encoded in rule-based systems like videogames? How does patriarchal rule become an algorithmic rule and vice-versa? These questions are at the heart of this book, the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the zombie apocalypse\/ action-adventure\/ third-person shooter videogame \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). On the one hand, the book is a close, extended study of \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e and its themes, genres, procedures, and gameplay. On the other hand, the book is a post-GamerGate reflection on the political and ethical possibilities of progressive play in algorithmic mass culture, of which videogames are now the dominant form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Jesse Ramirez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030896064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030896065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.35d","brand":"J. Jesse Ramirez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213110702335,"sku":"9783030896065","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26ed98b0-7920-4ede-8c7f-e80b3e02b05a.jpg?v=1692112134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rules-of-the-father-in-j-jesse-ramirez-9783030896065","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}