Games and culture

Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session

This course examines the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of digital games. Topics include the socio-technical aspects of digital gaming, embodiment and space, communities, spectatorship and performance, gender, race, sexuality, e-sports and sports games, and the politics and economics of production processes, including co-creation and intellectual property. After successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

This course has no prerequisites.

The course will be made up of a mix of lectures, discussion (including peer-led sessions), group work, and classroom exercises. In addition to course participation, there will be several written assignments.

Your final grade will consist of the following components. Your hand-ins must reflect your sole work and authorship (rather than a group effort).

Graduate students will be expected to perform at a level commensurate with advanced study and will complete additional work if taking the course for graduate credit.

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