Playing Oppression The Legacy of Conquest and Empire in Colonialist Board Games

• Hoofdauteur: Flanagan, Mary (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Jakobsson, Mikael (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Cambridge The MIT Press 2023
• Reeks: The MIT Press
• Onderwerpen: Board games; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; board game history; colonialism; critical analysis; cultural studies; Eurogames; game design; game studies; interaction criticism; post-colonialism
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A striking analysis of popular board games' roots in imperialist reasoning-and why the future of play depends on reckoning with it.Board games conjure up images of innocuously enriching entertainment: family game nights, childhood pastimes, cooperative board games centered around resource manag...