“You start to root for her in a way that you might not root for a male character” – a Tomb Raider follow-up
The other day I wrote a post discussing sexualized violence in the trailer for the upcoming video game Tomb Raider. This game has sparked a lot of discussion on the internet about how men and women are portrayed in mainstream video gaming. For those that don’t read the gaming journalists at Kotaku, the site has recently … Read more
Tomb Raider: masculinity, femininity, and sexualized violence
It’s that time of year again. Time for another Electronic Entertainment Expo (or E3 for short) where the biggest names in video gaming unveil their latest products to the public. Now that E3 has come and gone with much storm and fury, I’d like to look at how the show this year treated portrayals of masculinity and femininity. … Read more
Links of the week – sex and gender edition
I’m currently working on an abstract to submit to Networked Identities which examines how video gaming culture is shaped by and reinforces notions of hegemonic masculinity. As part of the research for my abstract, I’ve been focusing on web content relating to sex and gender. It shouldn’t come to much of a surprise that this week’s link … Read more
Links – or, suggested reading
I apologize for the lack of content recently. As I’m sure most bloggers know, motivation to blog ebbs and flows. A general lack of inspiration combined with taking a long weekend holiday in Seoul, made for a rather slow week here on ivrytwr. Before I continue with my weekly link list, I’d like to heap … Read more
Video games, heteronormativity, and the Middle Ages
I just started reading a new book called Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: how freaks, normals, amateurs, artists, dreamers, drop-outs, queers, house-wives, and people like you are taking back an art form by Anna Anthropy. While my iPad tells me I’m only 21% finished the book, I feel like I can recommend it without question (on … Read more
