Call for Papers: Spelunking 2020

Spelunking 2020: Games, Cultures, Societies

Moving into a new decade, this symposium aims to consider the variety of forms in which games impact on both culture and society, and the diverse narratives which they create, develop and propagate. Abstracts are welcome from members of any discipline which look to engage in critical enquiry of games, gamers and their culture, based on themes including:

  • Games industries

  • Value of gaming in society

  • Gaming as labour

  • Critical readings of games

  • Histories of gaming

  • Studies of gamers

  • Theoretical approaches

  • Pedagogy and gaming

  • Economies of play/games

  • Social stratification and games

  • Women, trans and non-binary identities

  • LGBTQ identities in gaming

  • Mobile gaming

  • Analog gaming

  • Live Action Roleplay Gaming

Date of conference: Wednesday 22nd July 2020

Time of conference: From 12:00

Conference venue: ENV/005, Environment Building, Campus West, University of York, UK

Abstracts of no longer than 200 words, accompanied by a 50-word biography, should be submitted to matt.coward@york.ac.uk by no later than 31 March 2020. Accepted papers will be 20 minutes in length, with an additional ten minutes allotted for Q&A.

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