Nerds At Work w/ TsundEri: Gaming and Blackness with Dr. Akil Fletcher

Dr. Akil Fletcher is an anthropologist and gamer who researches the connections between race and online gaming and their influences on each other. Most recently, Dr. Fletcher taught a course at Princeton called “Gaming Blackness: The Anthropology of Video Games and Race.”

In Season 2, Episode 2 of Nerds at Work w/ TsundEri, Dr. Fletcher shares his love of video games, the connections he’s found between Blackness and gaming, and using games to teach his students. 

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Works Mentioned:

“Black Gamer’s Refuge: Finding Community within the Magic Circle of Whiteness” by Akil Fletcher

“Esports and the Color Line: Labor, Skill and the Exclusion of Black Players” by Akil Fletcher

“Intersectional Tech: Black Users in Digital Gaming” by Kishonna Gray

“Gaming out online: Black lesbian identity development and community building in Xbox Live” by Kishonna Gray

“From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer” by Justine Cassell