WGS.125 Games and Culture

Virtual Fall 2020
Same subject as CMS.616, 21W.768
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
W EVE 7 - 10pm
Synchronous & asynchronous blend
HASS-S

Examines the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of digital games. Topics include the culture of gameplay, gaming styles, communities, spectatorship and performance, gender and race within digital gaming, and the politics and economics of production processes, including co-creation and intellectual property. Students taking graduate version complete additional readings and assignments.
T. L. Taylor