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Decolonize Me
“Why do you act so white?” Her name was Shanti. I will always remember the exact look on her face, how her head floated in my vision surrounded by the artifacts of a high school classroom. It was the 10th … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged journalism, New Games Journalism, Personal, Personal Games, privilege, Writing
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GDC Online Panel “Writing The Unsung Experiences: Gender In Game Storytelling”
A GDC Online 2012 panel entitled Writing The Unsung Experiences: Gender In Game Storytelling is now available streaming for free from the GDC Vault. The speakers–Leigh Alexander, Jenn Frank, and our own Mattie Brice–tackle the topic of gender and diversity … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged gdc online, gender, jenn frank, leigh alexander, mattie brice, sexism, storytelling, Writing
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The Border House Podcast – Episode 4: Diversity in a Strange Land
The new The Border House podcast is up! Rather timely indeed, as we talked about the recent inclusion of progressive material at Kotaku and used the opportunity to talk about the relationship between writer, community, and indenity. Discussion about … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, diversity, identity, Kotaku, Writing
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