1st CfP: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games.
@ the 11th International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference
14. -17. December 2016
Sydney, Australia
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Hosted by the University of Sydney and Western Sydney University, Crossroads 2016 will bring scholars together in the beautiful summertime setting of Sydney University to engage with the past, present and future of cultural studies scholarship.
Submission Deadline: 17th February 2016
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Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games
Proposals are invited for PRESENTATIONS at the 11th International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference in Sydney: www.crossroads2016.net
Session: Cultural Studies and the Research of (Digital) Games
The organizer seeks proposals covering all aspects of gaming, gaming culture and game studies. Proposals can address analog and digital games and all theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
– The relationship between Cultural Studies and (analog, hybrid and digital) games
– Identity construction, representation of race, class, gender and sexuality in games
– Gaming culture, game cultures and game communities
– The role and future of Live Action Games (e.g. Live Action Role Playing Games or Escape Rooms)
– Ideology in game design or production
– Ethics in game design
– Game advertising and marketing
– Regulation, youth protection, censorship and intellectual property
– Game analysis
– Research methods
– Appropriation processes
– Serious games/persuasive games/games for change
– …
ALL PROPOSALS ARE WELCOME!
– Please send an abstract of 100 – 150 words or note of interest to Markus Wiemker markus@wiemker.org till 17th February 2016 –
Notifications of authors till 30th April 2016
Prof. Markus Wiemker
Program Chair: Game Design
Director: Holistic Game Design Lab
Head of School Creative Arts, Stuttgart
Hochschule Macromedia, University of Applied Sciences
Naststrasse 11, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany
markus@wiemker.org
www.wiemker.org
* Since its inception in 1996 in Tampere, Finland, the Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference has played an important role in the creation of a global discussion about Cultural Studies. It has become a major international conference where scholars from all five continents gather regularly to exchange research, views and insights. Organized by the Association for Cultural Studies (ACS), the Crossroads Conference is held every other year in different parts of the world. Previous conferences have taken place in Birmingham (United Kingdom), Urbana-Champaign (USA), Istanbul (Turkey), Kingston (Jamaica), Hong Kong (China) and Paris (France). For the first time in its history, Crossroads in Cultural Studies is coming to the southern hemisphere. The 11th Association for Cultural Studies “Crossroads in Cultural Studies” conference will be held in Sydney, Australia, from the 14-17 December, 2016. Hosted by the University of Sydney and Western Sydney University, Crossroads 2016 will bring scholars together in the beautiful summertime setting of Sydney University to engage with the past, present and future of cultural studies scholarship.