Gaming Democracy
@gamingdemocracy.bsky.social
Tom Drayton @miserchristmas.bsky.social and Joseph Dunne-Howrie @drjdunnehowrie.bsky.social are theatre scholars researching rightwing postdigital extremism through the lenses of gaming, conspiracies, and influencers.
Agreed. The corporate capture of public spaces is corroding democracy
January 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Agreed. The corporate capture of public spaces is corroding democracy
She shone a spotlight on BBC mendacity in the face of oligarchic power
January 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
She shone a spotlight on BBC mendacity in the face of oligarchic power
One of the very few hologram stories I like, mainly due to Aaron Eisenberg's performance
January 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
One of the very few hologram stories I like, mainly due to Aaron Eisenberg's performance
What I wouldn't give for the classic Voyager reset button. I'd even settle for 'it was all holograms so nothing matters'
January 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
What I wouldn't give for the classic Voyager reset button. I'd even settle for 'it was all holograms so nothing matters'
Theatre as a weapon against fascism is the big theme in V For Vendetta. V mobilises theatricality to perform resistance to tyranny. He embodies a suppressed idea of freedom to expose the weaknesses of autocracy.
December 30, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Theatre as a weapon against fascism is the big theme in V For Vendetta. V mobilises theatricality to perform resistance to tyranny. He embodies a suppressed idea of freedom to expose the weaknesses of autocracy.
It would be bloody Ezri wouldn't it :)
December 29, 2024 at 7:43 PM
It would be bloody Ezri wouldn't it :)
The task is to break the logocentric stranglehold of Eurocentrism. So many centre left commentators talk about the need for Labour to become storytellers (this is true) yet simultaneously sneer at the far right's sophisticated use of spectacle to control political narratives.
December 29, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The task is to break the logocentric stranglehold of Eurocentrism. So many centre left commentators talk about the need for Labour to become storytellers (this is true) yet simultaneously sneer at the far right's sophisticated use of spectacle to control political narratives.
The left needs to think about ways of distinguishing between politics as performance and mobilise embrace the idea that politics - at a fundamental level - is performance.
December 29, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The left needs to think about ways of distinguishing between politics as performance and mobilise embrace the idea that politics - at a fundamental level - is performance.
