Author: sophiacatherine17

As I was re-reading Antonio Garcia Martinez's Wired article in and then after class yesterday, I was struck by a paragraph that hadn't registered with me the first time around: "The post-internet generation, weaned almost since birth on touchscreens and fractious digital media, navigates this raucous world with an equanimity that we dinosaurs beholden to a … Continue reading “Ok, Boomer” and Post-Truth

In response to our discussion from Wednesday I'd like to dive a little deeper into the experience of "The Return of Obra Dinn" and do my own attempt at a cursory close reading. Our discussion on Wednesday touched upon a few topics that I've been mulling over and would like to explore a little more … Continue reading A tentative close reading of “Obra Dinn”

As demonstrated by our discussion on Wednesday, it seems that the question of identification and identity in gaming is hard to pin down. During our discussion, and as I read the articles, I was left wondering: can we define how one identifies with a character if game play is so specific to the individual? Gaming … Continue reading The Application of Identity

As someone not particularly well acquainted with the romance novel (especially the 1980s romance novel) I was intrigued by Radway's article on women who read romances, as well as the implications and interconnections between genre and audience. What I understand to be one of the appeals of the romance in this study is how similar … Continue reading Reading Romance