iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Dr. Andy Wilson

Adrienne Massanari @adriennemassanari.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Hello #scms! Come see our "Gaming the Culture War" panel today at 2:15 in the Chancellor room. Andrew Wilson, Ben Scholl, and my @au-mtd.bsky.social colleague @bennyprofanev.bsky.social and I will be here talking memes, games, podcasts, anime, geeks, and fascism. Come join the fun(?)

Gaming the Culture War: From ‘Apolitical’ to the Alt‑Right in Popular Media

Fairmont Chancellor 3RD FLOOR

Chair Andrew Wilson St. Mary’s University

Matthew Levitas American University “Robot
Catgirl GFs: A Techno-Orientalist Punchline for
Reactionary Misogynists”

Ben Scholl Simon Fraser University “Feels Like Mean Spirit: How Data Fluencies (Dis)Connect Metagaming to Toxic Geek Masculinity”

Andrew Wilson St. Mary’s University
“Weaponized Disingenuity: Gaming Memes as In/Authentic Political Rhetoric”

Adrienne Massanari American University
“Microfascism and Affective Intimacies of the
Manosphere Podcasting Ecosystem”

sponsored by Radio, Audio Media, and Podcasting
Scholarly Interest Group

0111

Dr. Andy Wilson @combatwombat1.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Happy to share this new piece out in Popular Communication! Situated within broader struggles over identity, cultural memory, and right-wing politics, it uses CTDA to examine player interpretations of the American Civil War on Steam: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.com

010

Reposted by Dr. Andy Wilson

Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Another presentation in the books for @esportsresnet.bsky.social! This one arguing for how philosophies, labor and infrastructure shape differences in collegiate esports programs.

121

Dr. Andy Wilson @combatwombat1.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

New piece by myself and co-author Shane Burrell in First Monday! Survey work on how COVID-19 affected the video game uses and grats framework: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...

firstmonday.org

View of Committed to play: Revisualizing young adults’ video game uses and gratifications during COVID-19 | First Monday

020

Reposted by Dr. Andy Wilson

Dr Brandon Harris @drbrandonharris.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Roses are red, violets are blue, plz keep applying to our tox masc precon In June! Submissions due Feb 28, all disciplines & fields encouraged to submit and join our conversation on how tox masc is a threat to the media industries and beyond icagames.org/2025preconfe...

media.tenor.com

a blackboard with red hearts and the words happy valentine 's day on it

ALT: a blackboard with red hearts and the words happy valentine 's day on it

024

Reposted by Dr. Andy Wilson

University of Oregon SOJC @uosojc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Curious about game storytelling, game company communications, or how media outlets use games to inform and entertain? 🎮 The SOJC’s new game studies minor brings it all together! Ready to hit start? Click here to learn more: journalism.uoregon.edu/news/game-st...

journalism.uoregon.edu

New Game Studies Minor Sets Students Up for Careers in Gaming

The University of Oregon game studies minor gives students a deep understanding of how games fit into media professions like journalism, PR and advertising.

032