Recent Books
Beyond Mestizaje: Contemporary Debates on Race in Mexico
Tania Islas Weinstein, Milena Ang and Ellen Jones
Racism has historically been a taboo topic in Mexico. This is largely due to the nationalist project of mestizaje which contends that because all Mexicans are racially mixed, race is not a salient political issue. In recent years, however, race and racism have become important topics of debate in the country’s public sphere and academia. This book introduces readers to a sample of these diverse and sometimes conflicting views that also intersect with discussions of class.
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Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game
Carly A. Kocurek and Matthew Thomas Payne
Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the long-running Ultima series of computer role-playing games (RPG) and to assess its lasting impact on the RPG genre and video game industry.
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Video Game Art Reader: Volume 5: Game Arts Curators Kit
Tiffany Funk, María Luján Oulton, Chaz Evans, Rene G. Cepeda and Tim Kwasny
This special edition of the Video Game Art Reader features an international collaboration of video game professionals working together to create a resource for game exhibition organization, design, and curation.
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Tania El Khoury's Live Art: Collaborative Knowledge Production
Laurel V. McLaughlin and Carrie Robbins
Tania El Khoury’s Live Art is the first book to examine the work of Tania El Khoury, a “live” artist deeply engaged in the politics and histories of the South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region.
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