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Chaucer's losers, Nintendo's children, and other forays in queer ludonarratology

Title: Chaucer's losers, Nintendo's children, and other forays in queer ludonarratology / Tison Pugh.
Author: Pugh, Tison
Publication: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

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Description

268 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Frontiers of narrative

Uniform Title

Frontiers of narrative.

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-262) and index.

Contents

Introduction: David Sedaris's queer poker game -- Pt. 1. Theorizing queer ludonarratology -- Theorizing ludonarratology -- Queering ludonarratology -- Pt. 2. Structures and readings in queer ludonarrativity -- Win/loss -- Pregame: the thrill of defeat -- Geoffrey Chaucer's queer losers and blissful ludonarrativity -- Players -- Pregame: whose side are you on? -- Edward Albee's queer players and sadomasochistic ludonarrativity -- Godgames -- Pregame: fun and games with sociopaths -- David Fincher's films and ludonarrativity's queer godgames -- Rules -- Pregame: may the better player lose! -- J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, muggle quidditch, and ludonarrativity's queer rules -- Children -- Pregame: of preschoolers and prodigies -- Nintendo's queer children and questing Ludonarrativity in the Legend of Zelda videogames -- Conclusion: Gone home and the ludonarrative limits of queer representation.

Call Number

JFE 20-4031

ISBN

9781496217615
1496217616
9781496218834 (canceled/invalid)
9781496218841 (canceled/invalid)
9781496218858 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2019009213

OCLC

1089965304

Author

Pugh, Tison, author.

Title

Chaucer's losers, Nintendo's children, and other forays in queer ludonarratology / Tison Pugh.

Publisher

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Frontiers of narrative

Frontiers of narrative.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-262) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 20-4031

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