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After an amazing event last October, the Queerness and Games Conference (QGCon) is back for 2014. QGCon runs from the evening of Friday, October 24 to the evening of Sunday, October 26. Registration is free and open to the public, … Continue reading →

This summer I’ve been knees-deep teaching an intensive course on race in video games. I’ve taught games plenty of times before as part of classes on digital cultures and/or new media, but this is my first shot at all-games-all-the-time. One … Continue reading →

I’ve been making my living writing about video games, in some sense or another, for nearly a decade. And like many woman in the industry, I regularly confront my own compulsive need to assert my gamer cred. The fact is, … Continue reading →

Things are still winding down from the wonder that was the Queerness and Games Conference. Video of the talks is now available online. Many touching thank-yous have been sent and received. Polygon’s Danielle Riendeau and UC Berkeley’s Daily Californian both … Continue reading →

Last week’s Queerness and Games Conference was more inspiring than we organizers ever could have imagined. During our final session, where we discussed the future of queerness and games, many participants expressed interest in starting conferences like QGCon in their … Continue reading →

I’m excited to be headed back to the American Comparative Literature Association conference this spring, which is being held in Toronto. Last year, when the conference was in Providence, I gave a talk tastefully titled “Fucking Fiction, Fucking Fact,” on … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my presentations, but this next one will be right here at Berkeley, and all are welcome! Next Wednesday, 11/14, from 3:30 to 5:00, three of us New Media DE grad students will … Continue reading →

Thank you to the review committee for considering this grant proposal for my performance art project, “I Love You I Have Always Loved You: Masochist Encounters with Large-Scale Public Art.” Describe the nature of your project: I will be traveling … Continue reading →

Sculpture parks are a mixed bag. The best integrate form and material with environment. The worst plop overly sentimental or corporate-esque art into a preciously bucolic setting. Even Burning Man’s art-filled open playa, which the Artery carefully arrays like a … Continue reading →

Another day, another bizarre intersection of quals reading and real life. This afternoon I was sitting in a coffee shop in Pac Heights, doing reading about literary violence. The cafe was crowded; the only available table was tucked tightly against … Continue reading →