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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories

@jennycromwell.bsky.social
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Historian of ancient Egypt & papyrologist | games researcher (analogue + digital) | Manchester Met Uni | Co-director of the Manchester Game Centre | Trustee of the Egypt Exploration Society | Les Mills instructor | Blood Bowl enthusiast

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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The @theees.bsky.social Centenary Awards are now open for applications: www.ees.ac.uk/our-cause/cu... The scheme supports early career researchers with a discreet project in mind. Please watch the guidance video & note that public engagement is a core part of these awards.
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Current Opportunities
Browse the paid or voluntary opportunities currently available at the Egypt Exploration Society.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New papyrology curator job in Oxford/London! As part of rebuilding its HQ, the @theees.bsky.social is establishing the Grenfell & Hunt Papyrology Centre, for which it is hiring a new curator (initially to be located in Oxford). See full details here: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/we-...
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We’re looking for a Curator
Would you like to join the EES team?
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I did this keepsake game activity in August at a workshop by Florence and @mtrc.bsky.social. Thoroughly recommend the activity. BUT a word of advice: if doing it in a group, think carefully about choosing to map a horror game. Jump scares were had. By all of us.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Our keynote speaker, Tuomas Pirinen, is here to talk about his newest game, Trench Crusade.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Emily Sullivan (MMU PhD student) getting us started at our 3rd annual Games Workshop Research and Play Convention at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Talking about gender and The Lord of the Rings game
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tuomaspirinen.bsky.social @tuomaspirinen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Operation Leviathan has begun! Come and take part, and shape the future story of Trench Crusade!
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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm just delighted to see that this book is now published! Games and Sports in Renaissance Italy The Art of Play by Kelli Wood 260 Pages 113 Color Illustrations www.routledge.com/Games-and-Sp... This book offers a cultural, visual, and material history of games in Renaissance Italy.
The front cover of a book, with text in the bottom half and a detail from Caravaggio's "The Cardsharps" in the top half.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fun run-through of a bespoke Trench Crusade scenario for our big Games Workshop event on 19/09. Manch Crusaders are supporting the event, with keynote by @tuomaspirinen.bsky.social. Currently fully booked but there’s a waiting list - read more here manchestergamecentre.org/events/2026/...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In June the @mangamecentre.bsky.social had it's annual Multiplatform conference: Poetry in Games. Martin Kratz from the Manchester Poetry Library has written his reflections, as a non-gamer, of the event. You can read it at our website here: manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026...
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Reflections of a Non-Gamer. Multiplatform 2026: Poetry in Games / Games in Poetry — Manchester Game Centre
A reflection by Martin Kratz on the 2026’s MGC annual conference: Multiplatform: Poetry in Games / Games in Poetry.
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The ArchaeoGaming Collective @archaeogameco.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Tick-Tock! Tick-Tock! The deadline to get in your submissions for the 2026 ArchaeoGaming Virtual Conference is fast approaching! Submissions close August 16th! archaeogameco.weebly.com/coninfo.html archaeogameco.weebly.com/submissions....
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Call for Papers
AGCon 2026
Call for Papers Until August 16th
Con Weekend - October 24th
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My sort paper on Talos Principle and Egypt for the conference is now available online from the FDG proceedings (open access): dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Katie Biittner @kbiittner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Second talk by @jennycromwell.bsky.social examining photogrammetry, mneohistory, ethics, and much more in representations of Ancient Egypt in The Talos Principle.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Kicking off the Games and Archaeological Play workshop at Foundations of Digital Gaming ‘26: @timhutchings.bsky.social on 1000-year old campfire: a non-educational archaeology game
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Tales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This was an interesting piece to write, reflecting on how stories changes over time, how they both shape and are shaped by ideas of national identity, and how that feeds into my own current work. I've been following the HGN blog posts for a while now - it was lovely being invited to contribute!
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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 25/07/2026
New Cambridge Element, Egypt and the Levant by Anna-Latifa Mourad, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/4x4GlCa
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The schedule for our 2026 Games Workshop research & play convention is now up! some tickets are still available. Speakers include @jordansorcery.bsky.social @rosgakori.bsky.social, with a keynote by Tuomas Pirinen, and playing trench crusade and en garde! manchestergamecentre.org/events/2026/...
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Games Workshop Research and Play Convention — Manchester Game Centre
We are pleased to announce that the third annual Games Workshop Research and Play Convention (note the new name) is taking place on Saturday 19th September 2026 at the International Anthony Burgess...
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Tetisheri @tetisheri.eurosky.social · 18/07/2026
🙏 Many thanks to @jennycromwell.bsky.social and Arnaud Quertimont for hosting today's online conference on Anubis in contemporary culture. A fascinating collection of talks, but Nicholas Thorp's tour of Paul Spooner's Anubis automata really stood out for me; love the style & the humour in them.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The “Rituals of Play” zine is out now-free at the link below. Resulting from the 2025 @mangamecentre.bsky.social Multiplatform conf, it includes 17 contributions & was put together by Chloé Wake & Matteo Polato, with art by Isa Alsaba & layout by Kevin Craig. manchestergamecentre.org/rituals-of-p...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Join us on Saturday for our free online conference: “Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture” There are papers on lit, video games, metal, manga, film, automata and more. Check out the full schedule and how to join here: manchestergamecentre.org/events/2026/...
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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The original Hell Clock is a superb game. Super eager to dive into this reimagining of an underrepresented - and immensely impactful - period of Latin American History.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Ai Weiwei’s “Button Up” exhibition at Factory International is incredible. Here’s part of the work “A history of bombs”. If you’re in Manchester by 6th Sept, go see it!
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Day 1 of our Poetry in Games (@mangamecentre.bsky.social Multiplatform) ended in a game jam led by @jordanmagnuson.bsky.social - writing haikus and turning them into flickgame games. You can see what was made over at: itch.io/jam/multipla...
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Multiplatform 2026 Tiny Game Poems Jam
A game jam from 2026-06-10 to 2026-06-12 hosted by Game Poems Magazine. This is a two-hour game jam for the Multiplatform 2026 Symposium: Poetry in Games / Games in Poetry . Hosted by Jordan Magnuson ...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Booklets collected for our @mangamecentre.bsky.social annual conference tomorrow! They look fantastic. If you can’t make it to Manchester in person, you can join online - see the schedule on our website manchestergamecentre.org/events/2026/...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
CfP deadline reminder! The deadline for the @mangamecentre.bsky.social third annual 'Games Workshop Research and Play Convention 2026' is one week away. You can read more about the event and how to submit your abstract on our website: manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026...
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GAMES WORKSHOP RESEARCH AND PLAY CONVENTION 2026 — Manchester Game Centre
We are pleased to announce that the third annual Games Workshop Research and Play Convention (note the new name) is taking place on Saturday 19th September 2026 at the International Anthony Burgess...
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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 03/06/2026
Where I’ll be (in-person) next week, reading from a very new project in lyric essay that I first floated to @rajivmohabir.bsky.social
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Our Poetry in Games / Games in Poetry conference is now hybrid and registration on Eventbrite has been updated. You can find all details on our website: manchestergamecentre.org/events/2026/... (Poetry is this year's theme for the @mangamecentre.bsky.social Multiplatform annual conf)
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Multiplatform 2026: Poetry in Games/ Games in Poetry — Manchester Game Centre
Multiplatform is the annual Manchester Game Centre symposium dedicated to analogue and digital game studies and practice. In 2026, we turn to the lively, uneasy, and productive overlaps between poetr...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Registration is now live for our @mangamecentre.bsky.social annual Multiplatform conference, 11-12 June. This year it’s on Poetry in Games and Games in Poetry. To learn more and to register, see the Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/multiplatf...
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MULTIPLATFORM 2026: Poetry in Games / Games in Poetry
Multiplatform is the annual Manchester Game Centre symposium dedicated to analogue and digital game studies and practice.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“Ancient Egypt in Video Games” has arrived!! It’s been a journey getting here, thanks to DHL, but great to have my physical copies! Thanks to all the contributors. I’m really happy with it, and thanks to @rabeari.bsky.social & @degruyterbrill.bsky.social for their support plus series editors!
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I’ll be speaking at this EES event next month, talking about the loss of Coptic heritage through the preservation of older Egyptian monuments. Check out the thread below for details of the full day!
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Peter Johnston @peterajohnston.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We're currently recruiting for five (yes five!) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership awards at IWM See the full list of projects and partners here, with further details of how to apply: www.iwm.org.uk/research/doc...
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Collaborative Doctoral Awards
Learn more about our Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
There is a new, open access anthology (=great teaching resource) about _Women's healthcare in ancient Mesopotamia in the first millennium BCE_ edited by Ulrike Steinert. search.worldcat.org/title/Women'... I would then combine this with the ancient medicine sourcebook www.ucpress.edu/books/medici...
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Women's healthcare in ancient Mesopotamia in the first millennium BCE : an edition of the textual sources | WorldCat.org
"Treatments for women from ancient Mesopotamia form the most extensive medical corpus on female health from antiquity beside the Hippocratic gynaecological works. This volume presents a comprehensive
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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
And we've got three different takes on research for medieval games from the worlds of indie TTRPGs (James Holloway, @gonzohistory.bsky.social), academia (Robert Houghton, @robehoughton.bsky.social), and AAA games (Maxime Durand): www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7WE... #research #history
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Research for Games Panel (CMW6)
YouTube video by The Exilian Channel
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Tim Peacock @drtimpeacock.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🚨🎓Funded #PhD opportunity: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship - ‘𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿’, with Imperial War Museums (IWM) & University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk. Supervised by Tim Peacock, Matt Barr & Ian Kikuchi. Apply by Friday 22 May, 5pm. October 2026 start. Details in next post.
Logo including text of the organisation titles for the Imperial War Museums (IWM), University of Glasgow, and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@pfwgames.bsky.social and I are organising our 3rd annual Games Workshop event, now the Research and Play Convention. CfP is at the link below, with all the key details -12 June abstract / proposal submission deadline. Any questions, drop me a line! manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026...
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GAMES WORKSHOP RESEARCH AND PLAY CONVENTION 2026 — Manchester Game Centre
We are pleased to announce that the third annual Games Workshop Research and Play Convention (note the new name) is taking place on Saturday 19th September 2026 at the International Anthony Burgess...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
As an em-dash enjoyer, one more reason to be in the anti-genAI corner. And no, this post doesn’t have an em-dash. They’re precious, like semi-colons.
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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
New Blog: Let Games Die "Let Code Die is rooted in a trust that if we have code that we like and we lose it, we can write it again. What would it mean to trust ourselves as game developers, designers, critics and players in the same way?" www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/l...
Three game exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Dr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I'm very much in favour of creative approaches to games preservation! (Also this mentions my work on anticipatory grief and play preservation)
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Dr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We've now extended the paper deadline to April 12th!
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
It’s truly heartbreaking that Palads is being torn down. For 3 years I passed it every day on my way to work, and would go watch films there too. It’s a beautiful building and a special part of central Copenhagen.
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Dr. Walter Crist @waltros.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I was a guest on the podcast What We Did Before, where I talk about all things ancient games! Check it out here: pod.fo/e/3d24b5
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What We Did Before: Before Modern Board Games: What Did Humans Play 6,000 Years Ago?
💬 Before the likes of Monopoly and Chess, our ancient ancestors played many, unique board games. It’s a pastime that has endured for 9,000 years - maybe longer!⚡ And the rules to one mysteri...
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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 27/03/2026
And we now have a full roster of speakers confirmed, including Emmie-Rose Price-Goodfellow of You're Dead To Me, Kate Wiles of @historytoday.com, @estelleprnq.bsky.social on social media and @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social on building a freelance career.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The awesome Matteo Polato + Jacopo Bortolussi ran a workshop for my 3rd year UG 'Gaming and the Humanities' students @manmetuni.bsky.social You can read about the workshop, baed on their 'Real Engine' method, & one of the student responses here manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026...
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Real Engine Workshop: Introducing Humanities Students to Creative Research Methods — Manchester Game Centre
Report on a recent workshop for third year students based on the Real Engine project developed by MGC member Matteo Polato and Jacopo Bortolussi. The project uses videogame design as a practice-based ...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
If you're a member of @theees.bsky.social you can read my top 5 list of games NOT set in Egypt over in their members area: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/top... (Thumbnail is of The Talos Principle)
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Top 5 Egypt Video Games NOT set in Egypt
Plan your next game night with Jenny Cromwell
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RockmanCosmo @rockmancosmo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I went on the Video Game History Hour podcast with @unabandonware.bsky.social! It's a great overview of keitai game preservation, from the games to preservation challenges. I hope you enjoy! Thank you to @philsalv.bsky.social for having us on. Listen here: gamehistory.org/episode-152-...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
So excited to see authors receive their copies of Ancient Egypt in Video Games! (Still waiting for mine … thanks DHL …) And there’s a lot more exciting stuff in the works around Egypt and games
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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan @kelseymuseum.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Play has shaped how children have learned for millennia. Ancient mini weaving and spinning tools show how children developed craft skills through imitation and practice. Come see “Learning Through Play: Childhood and Textile Craft in Roman Egypt,” curated by Heidi Hilliker, on view until May 25.🧵
Heidi Hilliker, wearing a U-M Middle East Studies crewneck, stands next to the “Learning Through Play” case and exhibit panel in the Kelsey Museum. The vitrine contains full-size and miniature ancient tools, as well as modern toys related to weaving and sewing.
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
My entry for the Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia, "Memnonia: Update" is now available online, open access: ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/coll...
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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
@arnaudquertinmont.bsky.social & I are organising a symposium on 'Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture'. We're looking for discussions from diverse perspectives across diverse media. Abstracts deadline = 01/05; conference in July. You can read the CfP at manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026...
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CfP: Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture — Manchester Game Centre
The symposium ‘Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture’ aims to examine the reception of ancient Egyptian gods through the case study of the canine deity Anubis. By adopting a focussed examination of a...
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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🚨NEW ARTICLE OUT🚨 My most recent paper on historical agency & games is available in open access! It deals with environmental studies, posthumanism, fantasy, the 'ontological turn' in the philosophy of history & my upcoming video-game, Galar. Quick thread on the contents 🧵1/6 #gamestudies #gtp
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History and more-than-human agency in videogames
This article highlights how digital games and digital game scholarship can contribute to ongoing theoretical debates about more-than-human agency in history. Inspired by ecological theory, the more...
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Historical Games Network @historygamesnet.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We're announcing our new theme: Analogue. It's an open call, and full details are available on the HGN blog here: www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...
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Call for Contributions - Analogue | Historical Games Network
Introduction Over the past two decades, scholarship on historical games has tended to privilege digital forms, whether that is strategy games, simulations, role-playing games, or those with distinct h...
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