[Air-L] Gamevironments Special Issue "This Time it’s for all the Marbles. Towards Social Justice in Digital Gaming" published

[Zeiler, Xenia]

Dear colleagues,

we are happy to announce the publishing of GAMEVIRONMENTS' newest Special Issue: “This Time it’s for all the Marbles. Towards Social Justice in Digital Gaming”, edited by Patrick Prax.

It contains these contributions:
- This Time it’s for all the Marbles. Social Injustice in Digital Gaming. Introduction to the Special Issue by Patrick Prax, 1-14
articles:
- From Political Economy to Identity Politics: A Forum Study of Political Discussions between Players, by Kristine Jørgensen and Ida Sekanina, 15-57
- They Will Do Anything to Make You React: Deplatforming Racists from the Brazilian Gaming Community, by Mayara Araujo Caetano and Beatriz Blanco, 58-98
- Cultural Production of Video Games: Conditions of Control and Resistance, by Sian Tomkinson and Tauel Harper, 99-140
- International Solidarity Between Game Workers in the Global North and Global South: Reflections on the Challenges Posed by Labor Aristocracy, by Emil Lundedal Hammar, 141-182
- From Talking about Loot Boxes to Discussing Political Economy: Conceptualizing Critical Game Literacy, by Patrick Prax, 183-221
- Critical Game Literacies and Critical Speculative Imagination: A Theoretical and Conceptual Review, by Matthew Coopilton, 222-273
- Gaming against Violence: An Exploration of Video Games as Tools for Sexual Violence Prevention Education, by Kenzie Gordon, 274-313
- Counterspace Game Elements for This Pansexual Pilipina-American Player’s Joy, Rest, and Healing: An Autethnographic Case Study of Playing Stardew Valley, by Erica Cruz, 314-354
- Learning About Ourselves: Communicating, Connecting and Contemplating Trans Experience through Play, by Josephine Baird, 355-402 reports:
- Not Space-Ninjas Again! Transmedia Worldbuilding for Social Justice, by Ian Sturrock, 403-427
- Seven Levers for Social Change through Games: From Settlers of Catanto Autonomía Zapatista, by Cati Hernández, Noemí Blanch, Pablo Garaizar, Emiliano Labrador, 428-448
review:
- Far Cry 5: Refusing its Own Politicsby Thomas Grønvoll, 449-455interviewInterview with Amanda Warner, designer of Influence, Inc,., by Patrick Prax, 455-481

And here's the link:
https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments/

Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous Year 2023!
Kerstin and Xenia
editors-in-chief
gamevironments
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Xenia Zeiler
Professor, South Asian Studies
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