Hiranya Mukherjee Independent Researcher Presidency University, Kolkata; Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA); DiGRA India Commons username: @hiranyam ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5023-5399 Facebook URL: hiranya.mukherjee.9 LinkedIn URL: hiranya-mukherjee-84056a266 Following 4 members View ActivityProfileSites 6Following 4Followers 4Groups 4ForumsDocs Academic Interestsenvironmental studiesGame studiesGothic FictionMedieval and early modern literatureSpeculative fiction Commons GroupsHCEnglish LiteratureGame StudiesLiterary theoryHASTACTeaching and Learning Recent Commons Activity joined the group Game Studies joined the group Literary theory joined the group English Literature deposited “Veritas Omnia Vincit”: A… AboutI am an independent researcher at the moment with a background in English Literature and Literary Studies– interested in studying the intersection between video games as a medium of storytelling and a space for ecological representation. Education[2021-2023] Master of Arts in English Literature from Presidency University, Kolkata, India [2018-2021] Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English Literature from Presidency University, Kolkata, India Blog Posts HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Hiranya Mukherjee (Teaching and Learning, 2024-05-07) CVView file KCWorksBlog post“Veritas Omnia Vincit”: A Brief Survey of Truth, Power, and History in Pentiment (2024) Publications1) Published a paper titled, “‘Fear the Old Blood’: The Gothicism of Bloodborne”, in the Games and Culture journal by SAGE Publications, Feb 12, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120231155325 [Impact Factor: 2.8 / 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.6] 2) Published a paper titled “Mirrors of Disruption: Interrogating the Abject in Brightburn, The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter” in the International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences (IJELS), 12 Feb 2021 (Date of Acceptance). ISSN: 2456-7620, DOI: 10.22161/ijels.61.39 [Impact Factor: 5.96] 3) Published paper titled “Gender Representation In International Politics And the Role of The UN” in collection, Shades of International Relations & International Politics, ISBN: 9-788193-288757. https://tillotomafoundation.org/articles-%26-publications. 4) Published short story “Bound” in a collection titled Fables by The Cognition Tree Media and Publications. ISBN: 9788194594239. 5) HASTAC Dialogues: Challenging Canons and Traversing the Frontiers of Digital Literatures: A Conversation with Nazua Idris and Hiranya Mukherjee. https://humanities-arts-media.hastac.hcommons.org/2024/05/15/hastac-dialogues-challenging-canons-and-traversing-the-frontiers-of-digital-literatures-a-conversation-with-nazua-idris-and-hiranya-mukherjee/ 6) BETWEEN LONGINGS FOR WHAT WAS AND THE EPIPHANIES OF THE BEYOND: A REVIEW OF HÉLÈNE CARDONA’S LIFE IN SUSPENSION https://www.theantonymmag.com/between-longings-for-what-was-and-the-epiphanies-of-the-beyond-a-review-of-helene-cardonas-life-in-suspension/