DECOLONIZING GAMES

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Keywords:

Game, Decolonization, Racism, Education

Abstract

Introduction: "Práticas e Cuidado: Revista de Saúde Coletiva" is pleased to publish a lecture from our special section Conferences/Lectures, which aims to broaden the dissemination of debates and research on issues pertaining to contemporaneity and their interaction with education and health. Aim: The aim of this section was to promote a dialogue with researchers who study the world of games and their relationship with education, particularly with regard to the urgent need to decolonize games. Method: Our interviewee is Dr. Aaron Trammel, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. This lecture was mediated by Dr. Suiane Costa, a researcher in the field of games at the interface with health and education. Results: Trammell addressed contemporary debates about how games promote the values of white supremacy and privilege, becoming a colonizing media and reproducing stereotypes, racism and violence against minority groups.

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Author Biographies

Aaron Trammell, Professor at the University of California - United States of America

Doctorate in Communication and Informatics from Rutgers University

Suiane Costa Ferreira, Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Public Health at the State University of Bahia - Brazil

Doctorate in Education and Contemporary Studies from the State University of Bahia. Coordinator of the Virtual Communities Research Center.

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Published

2024-07-25

How to Cite

Trammell, A., & Ferreira, S. C. (2024). DECOLONIZING GAMES. Práticas E Cuidado: Revista De Saúde Coletiva, 5, e20563. Retrieved from https://revistas.uneb.br/index.php/saudecoletiva/article/view/20563

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Vol. 5 (2024): CONTINUOUS PUBLICATION

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Conferences, Lectures and Round Tables

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