Description
Video games are a defining part of mass visual culture.
About the Author
Soraya Murray is an Associate Professor in the Film and Digital Media Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), USA, where she is also affiliated with the Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program, and the Art + Design: Games + Playable Media Program. She is an interdisciplinary scholar of visual culture, with a particular interest in cultural studies, contemporary art, film and video games. Murray holds a PhD in the History of Art and Visual Studies from Cornell University.
Reviews
If one wants to understand (and teach) American culture today, video games are one essential site to look to, and Murray's book tells us why and how. * Amerikastudien *
An exciting intervention ... providing a refreshing articulation of the links between games and visual and cultural studies and the significance of these approaches for the field ... Highly teachable and through its discussion of methodology and evocative game analysis, it provides an important introduction to those who have yet to integrate games into their media studies. * Feminist Media Studies *
Book Information
ISBN 9781784537418
Author Soraya Murray
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 534g