Video Games Have Always Been Queer LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory author of the award-winning novel

author of the award-winning novel Grand Avenue

are to some extent already Italian

Extensively illustrated with labeled line drawings

this book makes a major contribution to understanding technology’s role in fostering new forms of migrant sociality and subjectivity

2022 Max Weber Award for Distinguished Scholarship

Video Games Have Always Been Queer LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory author of the award-winning novelArgues for the queer potential of video games While popular discussions about queerness in video games often focus on big name, mainstream games that feature LGBTQ characters, like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, Bonnie Ruberg pushes the concept of queerness in games beyond a matter of representation, exploring how video games can be played, interpreted, and designed queerly, whether or not they include overtly LGBTQ content. Video Games Have Always Been