Course of the NOVA FCSH Summer School that will tackle prevalent issues of today’s society through a very popular practice: gaming.

Games, Culture & Society

Trainer: André Nóvoa

Schedule: 5 to 9 July | from 17h00 to 20h00

Duration: 15h

Modality: in-person

Aims:

Games, Society & Culture is a 15-hour intensive course, addressed to undergraduates, graduate students and the general public alike. It is theory-light and debate-oriented, tackling prevalent issues of today’s society through a very popular practice: gaming. The course offers an iteration through the history of games from Ancient times to Modernity, and an exploration of contemporary themes through the lenses of gaming. Games are taken in a broad sense from board-games and traditional games to card games, roleplay and even video-games. The themes addressed throughout the course include nationalism, colonialism, gender, religion and neo-liberalism.

Summaru of the program:

1. What is a game? The history of games
2. Discrimination in and through roleplaying games
3. Exploring the cartographies of board games
4. Games versus religion
5. Capitalism, liberalism and video-games

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