Join us for a conversation on violence and vulnerability in video games, queerness and representation, technoculture and the digital humanities, and more on this United We Stand program with Edmond Chang, Associate Professor of English at Ohio University. During the first hour of this live stream, we will play LIM, a game about the violent experience of inhabiting a liminal social space. The second hour of our program will consist of an interactive Q&A and interview where we will learn more about Edmond’s research and work. Audience participation in the chat is welcome and encouraged.
Edmond Y. Chang, PhD is an Associate Professor of English at Ohio University. His areas of research include technoculture; race, gender, and sexuality; video games, analog games, queer game studies; cultural studies; popular culture; and 20/21C American literature. Recent publications include “Gaming While Asian” in Made in Asia/America: Why Video Games Were Never (Really) about Us, “‘Do They See Me as a Virus?’: Imagining Asian American (Environmental) Games” in American Studies, “Why are the Digital Humanities So Straight?” in Alternative Historiographies of the Digital Humanities, and “Queergaming” in Queer Game Studies. He also co-edited with Ashlee Bird a special game studies themed issue of the journal Configurations. He is the creator of Tellings, a high fantasy tabletop RPG, and Archaea, a live-action role-playing game. He is also an Editor for Analog Game Studies and a Contributing Editor for Gamers with Glasses.
Humanities at Play explores and showcases the significance of the humanities in everyday life through games, media, and popular culture. Join us for dynamic and interactive online and in-person events designed to spark thoughtful conversation and reflection. Learn more at nevadahumanities.org/humanities-at-play.
This program is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture initiative.
