GWS 204

Fall 2025

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10
Gender in Gaming
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Credit: 3 hours.

Same as ENGL 277, GSD 204, and MACS 204. See GSD 204.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
78679
Laboratory-Discussion
KMS
1:00PM -3:20PM
T
53 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science
Starks, K
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
Meets with GSD 190. In this course, we will explore the history of gender in videogames, especially the ways by which movements like #GamerGate and #RaceFail09 constituted a coordinated effort to solidify videogames as an exclusive domain of hegemonic masculinity. Also, we will consider representational, embodied and ludic elements of games in their relation to discrimination. Throughout the course, we will engage with games designed by people whose experience of marginalization within the industry, and ‘real-life’ are transforming games, along with our perceptions, and expectations of them.
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