Play america great again: manifestations of americanness in cold war themed video games
This study analyses mechanisms through which Cold War themed video games played from an American perspective propagate US authoritarianism by reiterating concepts of Americanness generated in popular media during the Cold War era. These video games work with cultural, historical, and social stereoty...
| Subtitles: | Special Issue: "Democracy Dies Playfully: (Anti-)Democratic Ideas in and Around Video Games" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2020
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| In: |
Gamevironments
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Pages: 223-256 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Nationalism
/ Video game
/ East-West conflict (Motif)
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| RelBib Classification: | KBQ North America ZB Sociology ZC Politics in general ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
hyperreality
B gamevironments B american symbolism B Video Games B America B popular media B Democracy B baudrillard B Propaganda B cold car |
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