Surprise, Feminism! (Episode 55) - a podcast by Pam and Riley
from 2018-04-30T14:00
Today's guest is Samantha Blackmon. She is an associate professor at Purdue University, host of the Not Your Mama's Gamer podcast, co-founder and editor of the site of the same name, and editor in chief of the brand new NYMG Feminist Games Studies Journal.
What we've been up to
- (00:05:40) Children of Blood and Bone, Gaming Masculinities (Samantha)
- (00:12:59) Far Verona - Stars Without Number TTRPG (Riley)
- (00:22:54) Frostpunk, Typoman (Pam)
- (00:31:01) Steamworld Dig 2, Defiance 2050, Club Penguin Island (Samantha)
- (00:36:05) Lost in Space (Riley)
- (00:38:56) The Great British Menu, How to Get Away with Murder (Pam)
- (00:43:02) Chopped (Samantha)
- (00:47:50) Janelle Monae (Samantha)
- (00:49:22) The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Riley/Pam)
Feminist Game Studies
- (00:53:39) NYMG Feminist Games Studies Journal and what it's adding to game studies
- (00:59:23) NYMG Journal first issue selections
- (01:02:13) Future plans for the Journal
- (01:05:06) How to incorporate intersectional feminism into the classroom
- (01:12:19) Teaching those who have never thought about these things (or are opposed to them)
- (01:19:10) Internet comments and people who assume you don't know what you're talking about
- (01:26:16) Games that inspire writing and teaching - Mafia 3
- (01:29:00) Dadification of games - and where are all the moms?
- (01:36:00) How to submit to the NYMG Journal
Contact information (01:37:27)
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