The Post-9/11 Video Game: A Critical Examination - Softcover

Ouellette, Marc A.; Thompson, Jason C.

 
9780786499021: The Post-9/11 Video Game: A Critical Examination
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786499028 ISBN 13: 9780786499021
Verlag: McFarland, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

This critical study of video games since 9/11 shows how a distinct genre emerged following the terrorist attacks and their aftermath. Comparisons of pre and post-9/11 titles of popular game franchises--Call of Duty, Battlefield, Medal of Honor, Grand Theft Auto and Syphon Filter--reveal reshaped notions of identity, urban and suburban spaces and the citizen's role as both a producer and consumer of culture: New York represents America; the mall embodies American values; zombies symbolize foreign invasion. By revisiting a national trauma, these games offer a therapeutic solution to the geopolitical upheaval of 9/11 and, along with film and television, help redefine American identity and masculinity in a time of conflict.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Marc A. Ouellette is an award-winning educator who teaches cultural and gender studies at Old Dominion University, where he is the Learning Games Initiative Research Fellow.

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Verlag
McFarland
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0786499028
ISBN 13 
9780786499021
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
202
Kontakt zum Hersteller
McFarland
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