5SD303 · 7,5 hp · Avancerad nivå
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Reading list valid from autumn 2020
Retrieved from uu.se 14 Oct 2026 · View the original on uu.se
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Huvudgrupp 1
Democratic Communiqué
Not a book to buyAndersen, R; Kurti, M, From America's Army to Call of Duty:: Doing battle with the military entertainment complex, Ingår i: · nr. 1 · 2011
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Andersen, R; Kurti, M, From America's Army to Call of Duty:: Doing battle with the military entertainment complex, Ingår i: Democratic Communiqué, vol. 23, nr. 1, 2011, s. 45
Imagined communities: reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism
Verified editionAnderson, Benedict R. O'G. · Revised edition. · Verso · 2016
ISBN 9781784786755 · print
Extended version or earlier, ok too.
As written on the list
Anderson, Benedict R. O'G., Imagined communities: reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism, Revised edition., London, Verso, 2016 (Extended version or earlier, ok too.)
Code: Version 2.0
Verified editionLessig, Lawrence · 2006
ISBN 9780786721962 · e-book
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Lessig, Lawrence, Code: Version 2.0, New York, Basic Books, cop. 2006
International journal of cultural studies
Not a book to buyBanks, J; Deuze, M, Co-creative labour, Ingår i: · nr. 5 · 2009
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Banks, J; Deuze, M, Co-creative labour, Ingår i: International journal of cultural studies, vol. 12, nr. 5, 2009, s. 419–431
Sex Roles
Not a book to buyBehm-Morawitz, E; Mastro, D, The Effects of the Sexualization of Female Video Game Characters on Gender Stereotyping and Female Self-Concept, Ingår i: · nr. 11-12 · 2009
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Behm-Morawitz, E; Mastro, D, The Effects of the Sexualization of Female Video Game Characters on Gender Stereotyping and Female Self-Concept, Ingår i: Sex Roles, vol. 61, nr. 11-12, 2009, s. 808–823
Television & new media
Not a book to buyChia, A, The Moral Calculus of Vocational Passion in Digital Gaming, Ingår i: · nr. 8 · 2019
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Chia, A, The Moral Calculus of Vocational Passion in Digital Gaming, Ingår i: Television & new media, vol. 20, nr. 8, 2019, s. 767–777
Media, culture & society
Not a book to buyColeman, S; Dyer-Witheford, N, Playing on the digital commons:: Collectivities, capital and contestation in videogame culture, Ingår i: · nr. 6 · 2007
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Coleman, S; Dyer-Witheford, N, Playing on the digital commons:: Collectivities, capital and contestation in videogame culture, Ingår i: Media, culture & society, vol. 29, nr. 6, 2007, s. 934–953
Games of empire: global capitalism and video games
Verified editionDyer-Witheford, Nick; De Peuter, Greig. · University of Minnesota Press · 2009
ISBN 9780816666102 · print
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Dyer-Witheford, Nick; De Peuter, Greig., Games of empire: global capitalism and video games, Minneapolis, MN, University of Minnesota Press, 2009
Canadian journal of communication
Not a book to buyDyer-Witheford, N; de Peuter, G.S., "EA spouse" and the crisis of video game labour:: Enjoyment, exclusion, exploitation, and exodus, Ingår i: · nr. 3 · 2006
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Dyer-Witheford, N; de Peuter, G.S., "EA spouse" and the crisis of video game labour:: Enjoyment, exclusion, exploitation, and exodus, Ingår i: Canadian journal of communication, vol. 31, nr. 3, 2006
Canadian journal of sociology. [Elektronisk resurs] =: Cahiers canadiens de sociologie.
Not a book to buyFlyvbjerg, B; Bryant, C.G., Making social science matter:: Why social science fails and how it can succeed again, Ingår i: · nr. 1 · 2003
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Flyvbjerg, B; Bryant, C.G., Making social science matter:: Why social science fails and how it can succeed again, Ingår i: Canadian journal of sociology. [Elektronisk resurs] =: Cahiers canadiens de sociologie., vol. 28, nr. 1, 2003, s. 109
Games and culture
Not a book to buyGolub, A; Lingley, K, "Just Like the Qing Empire" Internet Addiction, MMOGs, and Moral Crisis in Contemporary China, Ingår i: · nr. 1 · 2008
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Golub, A; Lingley, K, "Just Like the Qing Empire" Internet Addiction, MMOGs, and Moral Crisis in Contemporary China, Ingår i: Games and culture, vol. 3, nr. 1, 2008, s. 59–75
Television & new media
Not a book to buyHarvey, A, Becoming Gamesworkers:: Diversity, Higher Education, and the Future of the Game Industry, Ingår i: · nr. 8 · 2019
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Harvey, A, Becoming Gamesworkers:: Diversity, Higher Education, and the Future of the Game Industry, Ingår i: Television & new media, vol. 20, nr. 8, 2019
Bad Marxism: capitalism and cultural studies
Verified editionHutnyk, John · Pluto Press · 2004
ISBN 9780745322674 · print
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Hutnyk, John, Bad Marxism: capitalism and cultural studies, London, Pluto Press, 2004
A world of excesses.: online games and excessive playing
Verified editionKarlsen, Faltin · Ashgate · 2013
ISBN 9781472400970 · e-book
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Karlsen, Faltin, A world of excesses.: online games and excessive playing, Farnham, Surrey, England, Ashgate, 2013
Hegemony and socialist strategy: towards a radical democratic politics
Verified editionLaclau, Ernesto; Mouffe, Chantal · 2. ed. · Verso · 2001
ISBN 9781859846216 · print
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Laclau, Ernesto; Mouffe, Chantal, Hegemony and socialist strategy: towards a radical democratic politics, 2. ed., London, Verso, 2001
Games and culture
Not a book to buyMortensen, T. E., Anger, fear, and games:: The long event of# GamerGate. Games and Culture, Ingår i: · nr. 8 · 2018
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Mortensen, T. E., Anger, fear, and games:: The long event of# GamerGate. Games and Culture, Ingår i: Games and culture, vol. 13, nr. 8, 2018, s. 787–806
The dark side of game play: controversial issues in playful environments
Verified editionMortensen, Torill Elvira; Linderoth, Jonas; Brown, Ashley M. L. · Routledge · 2015
ISBN 9781317574460 · e-book
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Mortensen, Torill Elvira; Linderoth, Jonas; Brown, Ashley M. L., The dark side of game play: controversial issues in playful environments, New York, Routledge, 2015
Social, casual and mobile games: the changing gaming landscape
Verified editionNieborg, D., From premium to freemium:: The political economy of the app, Ingår i: · Bloomsbury · 2016
ISBN 9781501310607 · print
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Nieborg, D., From premium to freemium:: The political economy of the app, Ingår i: Social, casual and mobile games: the changing gaming landscape, London, Bloomsbury, 2016, s. 225–240
Social media + society
Not a book to buyNieborg, D. B., Crushing Candy:: he Free-to-Play Game in Its Connective Commodity Form, Ingår i:
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Nieborg, D. B., Crushing Candy:: he Free-to-Play Game in Its Connective Commodity Form, Ingår i: Social media + society, vol. 1, nr. 2, 205
Mediating misogyny: gender, technology, and harassment
Verified editionNieborg, D; Foxman, M, Mainstreaming Misogyny:: The Beginning of the End and the End of the Beginning in Gamergate Coverage, Ingår i: · Springer Science and Business Media · 2018
ISBN 9783319729176 · e-book
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Nieborg, D; Foxman, M, Mainstreaming Misogyny:: The Beginning of the End and the End of the Beginning in Gamergate Coverage, Ingår i: Mediating misogyny: gender, technology, and harassment, Cham, Switzerland, Springer Science and Business Media, 2018, s. 111–130
Digra
Not a book to buyNielsen, R.K.L.; Grabarczyk, P., Are Loot Boxes Gambling?: Random Reward Mechanisms in Video Games, Ingår i: · nr. 3 · 2019
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Nielsen, R.K.L.; Grabarczyk, P., Are Loot Boxes Gambling?: Random Reward Mechanisms in Video Games, Ingår i: Digra, vol. 4, nr. 3, 2019, s. 104
Arts
Not a book to buyNylund, N, Constructing Digital Game Exhibitions:: Objects, Experiences, and Context, Ingår i: · vol. 7 · 2018
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Nylund, N, Constructing Digital Game Exhibitions:: Objects, Experiences, and Context, Ingår i: Arts, vol. 7, 2018, s. 103
Developer's dilemma: the secret world of videogame creators
Verified editionO'Donnell, Casey · The MIT Press · 2014
ISBN 9780262028196 · print
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O'Donnell, Casey, Developer's dilemma: the secret world of videogame creators, Cambridge, Massachusetts, The MIT Press, [2014]
Weapons of math destruction: how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy
Verified editionO'Neil, Cathy · First edition. · Crown · 2016
ISBN 9780553418835 · print
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O'Neil, Cathy, Weapons of math destruction: how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy, First edition., New York, Crown, [2016]
Games and culture
Not a book to buyPearce, C., Productive play game culture from the bottom up, Ingår i: · nr. 1 · 2006
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Pearce, C., Productive play game culture from the bottom up, Ingår i: Games and culture, vol. 1, nr. 1, 2006, s. 17–24
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games
Uncertain editionZagal, J P; Björk, S; Lewis, C, Dark patterns in the design of games, Ingår i: · ACM / Association for Computing Machinery · 2018
No store links – the book has no reliable ISBN.
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Zagal, J P; Björk, S; Lewis, C, Dark patterns in the design of games, Ingår i: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, ACM / Association for Computing Machinery, 2018
Television & new media
Not a book to buyWhitson, J R, The New Spirit of Capitalism in the Game Industry, Ingår i: · nr. 8 · 1985
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Whitson, J R, The New Spirit of Capitalism in the Game Industry, Ingår i: Television & new media, vol. 20, nr. 8, 2019, s. 789–801, https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476419851086
Continuum: journal of media and cultural studies
Not a book to buyWark, M, In the shadow of the military-entertainment complex, Ingår i: · nr. 1 · 1996
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Wark, M, In the shadow of the military-entertainment complex, Ingår i: Continuum: journal of media and cultural studies, vol. 9, nr. 1, 1996, s. 98–117
New media & society
Not a book to buyVan Dijck, J; Nieborg, D, Wikinomics and its discontents:: A critical analysis of Web 2.0 business manifestos, Ingår i: · nr. 5 · 2009
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Van Dijck, J; Nieborg, D, Wikinomics and its discontents:: A critical analysis of Web 2.0 business manifestos, Ingår i: New media & society, vol. 11, nr. 5, 2009, s. 855–874, https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444809105356
Media and cultural studies: keyworks
Verified editionSmythe, D W, On the audience commodity and its work, Ingår i: · 2., [rev.] ed. · John Wiley & Sons · 2012
ISBN 9780470658086 · print
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Smythe, D W, On the audience commodity and its work, Ingår i: Media and cultural studies: keyworks, 2., [rev.] ed., Chichester, John Wiley & Sons, 2012, s. 230–256
European journal of cultural studies.
Not a book to buyisler, V, Digital Arabs: Representation in video games, Ingår i: · nr. 2 · 2008
As written on the list
isler, V, Digital Arabs: Representation in video games, Ingår i: European journal of cultural studies., vol. 11, nr. 2, 2008, s. 203–220
Crime, media, culture
Not a book to buySalter, M, From geek masculinity to Gamergate:: The technological rationality of online abuse, Ingår i: · nr. 2 · 2018
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Salter, M, From geek masculinity to Gamergate:: The technological rationality of online abuse, Ingår i: Crime, media, culture, vol. 14, nr. 2, 2018, s. 247–264
Museum and society
Not a book to buyPrax, P, 'More like an arcade'-: The limitations of playable games in museum exhibitions, Ingår i: · nr. 3 · 2019
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Prax, P, 'More like an arcade'-: The limitations of playable games in museum exhibitions, Ingår i: Museum and society, vol. 17, nr. 3, 2019, s. 437–452
Drawing Things Together: Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of a Cross-LAM Approach to Digital Game Preservation and Exhibition
Uncertain editionPrax, Patrick · Idunn · 2019
No store links – the book has no reliable ISBN.
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Prax, Patrick, Drawing Things Together: Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of a Cross-LAM Approach to Digital Game Preservation and Exhibition, Oslo, Idunn, 2019
Problem Gaming from the Perspective of Treatment
Uncertain editionPrax, Patrick; Rajkowska, Paulina · Nordicom · 2018
No store links – the book has no reliable ISBN.
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Prax, Patrick; Rajkowska, Paulina, Problem Gaming from the Perspective of Treatment, Gothenburg, Nordicom, 2018
Is this still participation?: A case study of the disempowerment of player labourers
Uncertain editionPrax, Patrick · 2019
No store links – the book has no reliable ISBN.
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Prax, Patrick, Is this still participation?: A case study of the disempowerment of player labourers, 2019
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