Monthly Archives: January 2018

Gender bending, rule bending and many more bends – contesting hegemonic masculinities in video games

In the recent years, video games are sneaking out of the ‘ghetto’ and into the mainstream of popular culture and every-day lives of many people especially youth. But, you know what? Video games are still very much a male dominated … Continue reading

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Diasporic youth, video games and identity issues

  One of the key questions in our recent study, funded by the Norwegian Media Authority (Medietilsynet) and Lottery Authority (Lotteritilsynet) explores the above question. «Youth» and «diaspora» are terms that both invoke the metaphor of a journey of constant … Continue reading

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