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Dr. Cody Mejeur and Mahli-Ann Butt present the results of their research in CGCO’2022.


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Dr. Cody Mejeur and Mahli-Ann Butt present the results of their research in CGCO’2022.

Cody Mejeur, assistant professor of Game Studies at University at Buffalo, SUNY, and Mahli-Ann Butt, a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Sydney, are in CGCO’2022 on 23th of February.


Dr. Cody Mejeur is a game scholar, developer, player, and activist whose work focuses on trans, queer, and feminist studies and social justice in video games and new media. Mahli-Ann Butt is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Sydney in the Department of Media and Communications, and the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies. These researchers, present the results of their study entitled “Diversity Work(ers) in Game Studies” at CGCO’2022.

 

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Featuring Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Diversity Officers past and present, Mahli-Ann Butt and Cody Mejeur (respectively), this talk explores the challenges of diversity work in game studies, including insights, best practices, and emerging trends in diversity work drawn from their experiences and collaborative research on the topic. They will share the major projects and lessons learned during their time as DiGRA Diversity Officers, as well as current trends in diversity, inclusion, and social justice work in game studies and games. Major points will include the need for proactive and community-based approaches for building inclusive and equitable scholarly organizations, and the importance of compensating diversity workers for their organizational and affective labor that is often unrecognized. After the talk there will be time for questions and discussion of these topics.


The slides of the presentation can be found here and the video is available here.



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