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Examining the social and cultural implications of noir and Western narratives in video games, Manifest Destiny 2.0 explores the performative literacy of gaming as a means by which Western and noir genres continue to influence twenty-first-century attitudes and global culture.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Humphreys, Sara, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2021.
Series:Postwestern horizons.
Subjects:
Western stories in video games.
Noir fiction in video games.
Narration in video games.
Video games > Literary themes, motives.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Influence littéraire, artistique, etc.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Narration in video games
Noir fiction in video games
Video games > Literary themes, motives
Western stories in video games
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Game and the Nation
  • 2. Manifest Memory
  • 3. Virtual Indian Removal
  • 4. "He's Everything"
  • 5. Blanching Noire
  • 6. Burning Down the House
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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