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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

The piece the Harvard Law Review pulled by a Palestinian scholar is smart and authoritative. Check the excerpts and you'll see why it was pulled. Will assign to my American Studies students who just covered banned books, anti-CRT, and censorship. www.thenation.com/article/arch...

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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

calling experimental/weird art game creators: i'm involved with the Experimental Game Workshop at GDC this year. we're looking for new and unusual games to showcase of all types and sizes. if you're not sure if that's your game or not - you should submit! it's free! www.experimentalgameworkshop.org

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EXPERIMENTAL GAME WORKSHOP

Submissions for 2024 are open!

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Meagan ᐋᐱᐦᑕᐃᐧᑯᓯᓵᓂᐢᑫᐧᐤ @thatmegbee.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

If you are an Indigenous person working in games (or you know someone who is) we'd love to have you as part of the Indigenous Game Devs Discord! Note: we consider Palestinians Indigenous peoples and welcome them to join! Reach out to our admins through our website to get an invite:

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Indigenous Game Developers | Indigenous Voices in Game Development

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Sabine Harrer @sabha.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

I'm so excited for the Race in Games conference! esp. kicking off day 1 with @OutiKaarina What can academic solidarity look like, given the impact of racism & white supremacy on each step of the way?

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Sabine Harrer @sabha.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

🎲 PUBLICATION [no paywall!]: In this article, @outi.bsky.social and I explore the relationship between player emotions, European racism and board games. We use the "5 stages of grief" as a lens to study affirmations of "white innocence" in game reviews of "The Star of Africa": Give it a read here:

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Outside the Racist Nostalgia Box: Rethinking Afrikan tähti’s Cultural Depictions

by Sabine Harrer and Outi Laiti Published September, 2023. Download full pdf of article here (TBC) Abstract While in recent years many European businesses have taken steps to alter their previously ra...

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Katta Spiel (they/them) @katta.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

FDG 2024 submission deadline has been extended to November 30. Abstracts due November 20. We'll update the website soon to reflect this change fdg2024.org/for-authors (For all the academic games people here)

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Information for Authors -- FDG 2024 in Worcester, MA

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Outi Kaarina Laiti @outi.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

The SURVIVING WHITENESS IN GAMES special issue of Journal of Games Criticism is now published in full. *14* incredible articles on games and race from a variety of different perspectives. gamescriticism.org/issue-5A/

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