Video Games Have Always Been Queer LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory Ana Mari Cauce

Ana Mari Cauce

2022 Max Weber Award for Distinguished Scholarship

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Video Games Have Always Been Queer LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory Ana Mari CauceArgues for the queer potential of video games While popular discussions about queerness in video games often focus on big name, mainstream games that feature LGBTQ characters, like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, Bonnie Ruberg pushes the concept of queerness in games beyond a matter of representation, exploring how video games can be played, interpreted, and designed queerly, whether or not they include overtly LGBTQ content. Video Games Have Always Been