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 ame-studies
SUMMARY:Emerging Voices in Asian/American Game Studies
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DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThis panel highlights emerging scholars in Asian/Am
 erican games\nstudies.\n\nPanelists will present recent and/or ongoing wor
 k\, sharing a glimpse\nof the emerging research questions animating the fi
 eld. Topics include\nHe’s analysis of NPC discourse\, particularly the p
 henomena of NPC\nstreaming\, as an Asiatic form\, Ganzon’s examination o
 f Filipino\npolitical activism in digital games that extend public and com
 munity\nspaces\, and Howard’s inquiry on 'region locking' in online game
 s as\nracial practices.\n\nThis event is part of the “ADE for Game Commu
 nities: Enculturing\nAnti-Racism\, Decolonization\, Equity\, Diversity and
  Inclusion (ADE) in\nGames Research and Creation” series from the ADE Co
 mmittee of the\nGames Institute\, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ\, and is supporte
 d in part by\nfunding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Cou
 ncil.\n\nSpeakers:\n\nDr. Sarah Christina Ganzon is an Assistant Professor
  of Gaming\, Media\nand Communication at Simon Fraser University. Her rese
 arch revolves\nmostly around the areas of game studies and digital fandoms
 . Recently\,\nshe finished her thesis on otome games in English\, and otom
 e game\nplayers. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies at Concordia\nUn
 iversity and an MA in English Literature from Cardiff University.\nPrior t
 o starting her doctorate\, she taught courses in literature and\nthe human
 ities at the University of the Philippines\, University of\nSanto Tomas an
 d Far Eastern University.\n\nDr. Huan He is an Assistant Professor of Engl
 ish at Vanderbilt\nUniversity.\n\nRecently\, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow 
 at the University of\nMichigan’s Digital Studies Institute. His research
  engages\nAsian/American literature and culture\, digital studies\, and cr
 itical\ngame studies. Currently titled The Racial Interface\, his book pro
 ject\nexamines the racial associations linking Asian Americans and\ninform
 ation technologies. His research appears/is forthcoming in\nConfigurations
 \, College Literature: A Journal of Critical Literary\nStudies\, Media-N a
 nd an anthology on Asian American game studies. He\nalso writes poetry\, w
 hich can be found in Poetry\, Sewanee Review\, A\nPublic Space\, Beloit Po
 etry Journal\, and elsewhere.\n\nDr. Matthew Jungsuk Howard\, Ph.D. is an 
 Assistant Professor at Loyola\nUniversity\, Chicago's School of Communicat
 ion. He writes \"gyopo media\nhistories\" that explore the intertwinement 
 of the \"Korean Wave\" of\nglobalized circulation of South Korean popular 
 culture and peninsular\ndiasporas\, particularly in North America. He is p
 articularly\ninterested in the media-cultural histories of race\, ethnicit
 y\, and\nnationality. When he is not spoiling all of our favourite\nentert
 ainment forms\, Matt can be found chasing his step-pug Morty\naround the h
 ouse\, sneaking treats to his baby conure\, Jennie\, and\nwithering under 
 Goober the Cat's disdainful gaze.\n 
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