Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
This event is in the past.It took place on March 31, 2026 at John A. Paulson Center.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkVideo games aren't just entertainment: they're colonial texts hiding in plain sight. Jodi Byrd, a Chickasaw scholar, unpacks how titles like Assassin's Creed and Animal Crossing encode settler violence and Indigenous erasure, and how players might read them differently.
Academic lecture
Indigenous studies
Video game analysis
Free admission
Tips
🎥schedule AV check before your event
☕181 cafe has decent coffee if you arrive early
NYU LeBoff Public Lecture with Jodi Byrd
University Village
Literature TalkLiterature TalkVideo games aren't just entertainment: they're colonial texts hiding in plain sight. Jodi Byrd, a Chickasaw scholar, unpacks how titles like Assassin's Creed and Animal Crossing encode settler violence and Indigenous erasure, and how players might read them differently.
Academic lecture
Indigenous studies
Video game analysis
Free admission
Tips
🎥schedule AV check before your event
☕181 cafe has decent coffee if you arrive early
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