| Title | Reflecting on the Evolution of Intersectional Game Studies |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | An Interview with Lisa Nakamura |
| Contributor | Sarah Christina Ganzon(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.53288/0441.1.17 |
| Landing page | https://punctumbooks.com/titles/historiographies-of-game-studies-what-it-has-been-what-it-could-be/ |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Sarah Christina Ganzon |
| Publisher | punctum books |
| Published on | 2025-07-25 |
| Long abstract | In this interview, Nakamura reflects on her experiences writing and teaching about digital culture, games, race and gender–from her first publications in the 90s towards more contemporary work that shed light on toxic cultures, digital labor and narratives that render women of color invisible in media histories. In doing so, she provides a history of some of the earliest intersectional work in game studies and digital media. These reflections and histories told by one female scholar of color to another provide a window into the labor of intersectional work in game studies, how far we have come, and how far we have yet to go. |
| Page range | pp. 369–388 |
| Print length | 20 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Sarah Christina Ganzon (she/her) is Assistant Professor of the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Her research revolves mostly around the areas of game studies and digital fandom. Recently, she finished her thesis on otome games in English and otome game players. Some of her work has appeared in journals such as Games and Culture, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Human Tech, and Transformative Works and Cultures. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Concordia University and an MA in English Literature from Cardiff University. Previously, she also taught courses at the University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University and Concordia University.
Lisa Nakamura (she/her) is the Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor in the Department of American Cultures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is the founding Director of the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan and has been writing about digital media, race, and gender since 1994. She has written books and articles on digital bodies, race, and gender in online environments, on toxicity in video game culture, and the many reasons that Internet research needs ethnic and gender studies.