Love Skyrim, or Age of Empires, or Dungeons and Dragons? We’re kicking off our series on games and medievalism with @DrSyrin’s introduction! #GAM #medievaltwitterhttps://www.publicmedievalist.com/intro-games/
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Replying to @PublicMedieval @DrSyrin
So, are we going to discuss medievalism and video games in relation to the alt-right, toxic masculinity and racism, and the fact that medieval video games is sort of the terrain of white heritage fantasies? Or is this going to be a medievalism is great but let's not talk 1/
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Now THIS is interesting... do either of you have a take on this
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Replying to @ajbloor @PublicMedieval
I have a postgrad
@amechamberlain working on World of Warcraft and medievalism.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
I’m endeavouring to do both in my research. I love video games so I want to celebrate the exposure and interactivity that they can give to historical periods, but I also think it’s really important to acknowledge and challenge the myths and toxicity that they propagate too.
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The series seeks to explore the complexity of games from many angles with multiple focuses (of course! It’s the TPM way!) - we’re always looking for contributors if you’d be interested in writing. WoW is a longtime passion for me so I’d love to read what you’re working on!
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There is no many angles to GG, toxic violent misogyny, the white ethnofantasies these medieval games uphold. How many women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA etc have to be doxxed, sent death threats, harmed for you to actually get off the fence. You are in two of the most 1/
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