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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/emerging-voices-asianamerican-g
 ame-studies
LOCATION:EC1 - East Campus 1 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Ca
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SUMMARY:Emerging Voices in Asian/American Game Studies
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DESCRIPTION:This panel highlights emerging scholars in Asian/American games
 \nstudies.\n\nPanelists will present recent and/or ongoing work\, sharing 
 a glimpse\nof the emerging research questions animating the field. Topics 
 include\nHe’s analysis of NPC discourse\, particularly the phenomena of 
 NPC\nstreaming\, as an Asiatic form\, Ganzon’s examination of Filipino\n
 political activism in digital games that extend public and community\nspac
 es\, and Howard’s inquiry on 'region locking' in online games as\nracial
  practices.\n\nThis event is part of the “ADE for Game Communities: Encu
 lturing\nAnti-Racism\, Decolonization\, Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion (
 ADE) in\nGames Research and Creation” series from the ADE Committee of t
 he\nGames Institute\, University of Waterloo\, and is supported in part by
 \nfunding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.\n\nSpe
 akers:\n\nDr. Sarah Christina Ganzon is an Assistant Professor of Gaming\,
  Media\nand Communication at Simon Fraser University. Her research revolve
 s\nmostly around the areas of game studies and digital fandoms. Recently\,
 \nshe finished her thesis on otome games in English\, and otome game\nplay
 ers. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies at Concordia\nUniversity and
  an MA in English Literature from Cardiff University.\nPrior to starting h
 er doctorate\, she taught courses in literature and\nthe humanities at the
  University of the Philippines\, University of\nSanto Tomas and Far Easter
 n University.\n\nDr. Huan He is an Assistant Professor of English at Vande
 rbilt\nUniversity.\n\nRecently\, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Unive
 rsity of\nMichigan’s Digital Studies Institute. His research engages\nAs
 ian/American literature and culture\, digital studies\, and critical\ngame
  studies. Currently titled The Racial Interface\, his book project\nexamin
 es the racial associations linking Asian Americans and\ninformation techno
 logies. His research appears/is forthcoming in\nConfigurations\, College L
 iterature: A Journal of Critical Literary\nStudies\, Media-N and an anthol
 ogy on Asian American game studies. He\nalso writes poetry\, which can be 
 found in Poetry\, Sewanee Review\, A\nPublic Space\, Beloit Poetry Journal
 \, and elsewhere.\n\nDr. Matthew Jungsuk Howard\, Ph.D. is an Assistant Pr
 ofessor at Loyola\nUniversity\, Chicago's School of Communication. He writ
 es \"gyopo media\nhistories\" that explore the intertwinement of the \"Kor
 ean Wave\" of\nglobalized circulation of South Korean popular culture and 
 peninsular\ndiasporas\, particularly in North America. He is particularly\
 ninterested in the media-cultural histories of race\, ethnicity\, and\nnat
 ionality. When he is not spoiling all of our favourite\nentertainment form
 s\, Matt can be found chasing his step-pug Morty\naround the house\, sneak
 ing treats to his baby conure\, Jennie\, and\nwithering under Goober the C
 at's disdainful gaze.
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