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Not in Control: Women as Background Characters in Your Favorite Game

At University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School

Burns Park

Unpack how video games use female NPCs as scenery rather than characters. This lunchtime discussion digs into objectification in interactive media, plus you'll walk away with Kishonna Gray's "Intersectional Tech."

Academic discussion
Gaming criticism
Free book included
Graduate-focused

Tips

🎼bring your own game examples to discuss
📚free copy of Intersectional Tech while supplies last

University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School

915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

+1 734-764-4400

businessimpact.umich.edu

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