{"product_id":"women-in-classical-video-games-jane-draycott-9781350241916","title":"Women in Classical Video Games","description":"Despite the prevalence of video games set in or inspired by classical antiquity, the medium has to date remained markedly understudied in the disciplines of classics and ancient history, with the role of women in these video games especially neglected. \u003ci\u003eWomen in Classical Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to address this imbalance as the first book-length work of scholarship to examine the depiction of women in video games set in classical antiquity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume surveys the history of women in these games and the range of figures presented from the 1980s to the modern day, alongside discussion of issues such as historical accuracy, authenticity, gender, sexuality, monstrosity, hegemony, race and ethnicity, and the use of tropes. A wide range of games of different types and modes are discussed, with particular attention paid to the \u003ci\u003eAssassin's Creed\u003c\/i\u003e franchise's 21st-century ventures into classical antiquity (first in \u003ci\u003eOrigins\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), set in Hellenistic Egypt, and then in \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), set in classical Greece), which have caught the imagination not only of gamers, but also of academics, especially in relation to their accompanying educational Discovery Modes. The detailed case studies presented here form a compelling case for the indispensability of the medium to both reception studies and gender studies, and offer nuanced answers to such questions as how and why women are portrayed in the ways that they are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Draycott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350241911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350241916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Jane Draycott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071402111231,"sku":"9781350241916","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31d49be3-0cf7-41b2-9a29-ffe3bc0192a7.jpg?v=1685435884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-in-classical-video-games-jane-draycott-9781350241916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}