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Post-apocalyptic Naturalism, the Road, and the Last of Us
Back in October I snuck into a Symposium on American Literary Naturalism and the Visual/Digital held in UCC, excited by a glimpse of academic Video Game discussion. On that day the 13th, Sarah McCreedy discussed New Naturalism and Video Games, with a particular focus on Naughty Dog’s 2013 post-apocalyptic action adventure The Last of Us.…
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Reflecting on Textualities 2023
Thursday April 6th marked a big day for my fellow masters English Students and me – our own household, self-organised Mini-Conference. I had given myself extra duty by volunteering for work on the design committee and to chair a panel along with my research presentation. This choice was rewarding. The panel I had the…
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Video Game Culture is developing an Auteur problem
It is incredibly likely that most people, who in any way like films, have interacted with the idea of the ‘auteur’. Alfred Hitchcock, Christopher Nolan, or Quentin Tarantino are only few of the countless directors who have received the ‘auteur’ label with their distinctive styles and creative visions. Useful as the term can be for…
Thoughts and Musings of an MA Student