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“‘Look At Me, Boy!’: Carnivalesque, Masks, and Queer Performativity in BioShock”
- Author(s):
- Cody Mejeur (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Game Studies, Gender Studies
- Subject(s):
- Games--Study and teaching, Performative (Philosophy), Identity (Psychology), Culture--Study and teaching
- Item Type:
- Book chapter
- Tag(s):
- Carnivalesque, Masks, Orientation, First-person shooter, Queer studies, Game studies, Performativity, Identity, Cultural studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6TM7212P
- Abstract:
- Book chapter exploring the queering of identity in Bioshock, including analysis of masks and carnivalesque culture in the game. The chapter argues that Bioshock presents an opportunity to queer identity and cultural systems, but forecloses on that possibility and instead reinscribes violence. Finally, the chapter uses its close analysis of the game to suggest both promises and warnings for the study of queerness.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Book chapter
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
look-at-me-boy.pdf