ENGL 4008/4271/5008/5271 and WGST 4050/5050 (syllabus)
Major Assignments
Canvas
January 13th: Introduction to the course (asynchronous)
January 20th: Introduction to Video Game Studies (asynchronous)
January 27th: Games & Culture—First face-to-face meeting in Fretwell 210
February 3rd: More History of Video Games
February 10th: Aesthetics and Culture
What Is American Culture? Essay Workshop
February 17th: Narrative and Catharsis
What Is American Culture? Essay DUE
February 24th: Serious Games
March 3rd: Risky Business?
March 7th – March 11th: No Class—Spring Break
March 17th: Midterm Exam–No class meeting
Video Game Essay Workshop (see email)
March 24th: Realism, Interpretation(s), and Meaning Making
March 31st: Feminist Perspectives and Politics
April 7th: Video Games and Conquest
Video Game Essay DUE–changed from original due date
April 14th: Phallocentrism
April 21st: Video Games and Neoliberalism
April 28th: Last Class
Workshop in Fretwell 219
May 9th: FINAL Projects and Final Exam Due