The Professor Episode (ft. Princeton University)

Professor Akil Fletcher on Teaching Video Games & Culture at Princeton.

You’ll hear:
• Teaching Video Games & Culture at Princeton.

• Blackness in games

• Gaming industries hot takes

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome
00:55 Guest Introduction: Professor Akil Fletcher
01:28 Teaching Gaming Blackness at Princeton
03:04 Experiential Learning in Tokyo
04:24 Engaging with Blackness in Japanese Gaming Culture
05:14 Historical Context and Black Representation in Japan
08:59 Challenges and Stereotypes in Gaming Academia
17:13 GTA: A Parody or Problematic Representation?
34:07 Bioshock Infinite: A Critique of Utopian Ideals
47:25 Analyzing Representation in Media
49:40 Donald Glover's Writing Experience
50:59 Black Famous vs. White Famous
58:05 The Impact of Layoffs in the Gaming Industry
01:09:59 Unionization in the Gaming Industry

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