CHID Focus Group
In collaboration with the CHID department, the Q Center is offering Gaming as Queer Expression this winter quarter! It is a 2-credit, C/NC course and is a great opportunity to earn credit for talking about the intersection between queerness and gaming.
In this course, we explore the representation of gender and queer identities in video games and their subsequent communities. Through an interdisciplinary approach drawing from media studies, gender studies, and game studies, we will critically examine how video games construct, negotiate, and challenge notions of gender and sexuality. Students will be asked to critically analyze cultural contexts shaping gender/queer representation in video games. We will delve into the intersectionality of gender, sexuality, and other identities, such as race and cultural background. Each week we will discuss a different topic to analyze both accurate and misinformed representations of gender and queer representations in video games using a holistic approach.
No prior knowledge or outside materials are required. Email diyakaul@uw.edu and mjpower@uw.edu with any questions!
- CHID 496 E
- 2 Credits
- Fridays 11:30 am-1:20 pm
- Winter Quarter
