PLAYING WITH FEELINGS: VIDEO GAMES and AFFECT
Journal Title: Acta Ludologica - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Author Aubrey Anable is an assistant professor in the film studies department at Carleton University in Canada. She received a Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Studies from the University of Rochester and her academic interests include digital culture with the emphasis on digital media aesthetics, theory of affect, film and media theory, urban studies, cultural studies with notions of feminist theory and queer culture, cybernetics, critical theory, gender and media technologies and experimental media.
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