Virtual Anti-racism: Pleasure, Catharsis, and Hope in Mafia III and Watch Dogs 2

Type de ressource

Article de revue

Auteur/contributeur

Leonard, David J. (Auteur)

Titre

Virtual Anti-racism: Pleasure, Catharsis, and Hope in Mafia III and Watch Dogs 2

Résumé

This essay examines the representation and consumption of Mafia III and Watch Dogs 2 as a site of catharsis, pleasure, and empowerment. Through not only its repre-sentation of white supremacy but its rendering of intervention and transformation as violence, Mafia III and Watch Dogs 2 offer a powerful inscription of gratification. In other words, offering both a space of oppositional gaze and a virtual reality invested in challenging gaze based in violence,Mafia IIIandWatch Dogs 2 reimagine the conventions of both video games and violence.

Publication

Humanity & Society

Volume

44

Numéro

1

Pages

111-130

Date

2020

Langue

Anglais

DOI

10.1177/0160597619835863

ISSN

0160-5976

Titre abrégé

Virtual Anti-racism

URL

https://doi.org/10.1177/0160597619835863

Référence

Leonard, D. J. (2020). Virtual Anti-racism: Pleasure, Catharsis, and Hope in Mafia III and Watch Dogs 2. Humanity & Society, 44(1), 111‑130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160597619835863

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