Politics and Pop Culture: Elden Ring, Identity, & Global Culture Wars
Media Type
Presentation
Date of Lecture
11-11-2022
Description of Lecture
Elden Ring (2022) is a dark-fantasy role-playing video game that has enthralled and connected a new global fandom. It’s also become entangled in global culture wars about identity and representation. This lecture will introduce the game’s story and world, then explore how different fans use the game’s imagery and mechanics to express radically different ideas online. In particular, we’ll look at how players use the “dueling” and “invasion” mechanics to enact (and police) ideas about gender and honor. An analysis of popular media like Elden Ring reveals how global culture wars are fought in ostensibly apolitical spaces like gaming.
Recommended Citation
Cartright, Chris, "Politics and Pop Culture: Elden Ring, Identity, & Global Culture Wars" (2022). Robert Ingram Strozier Lecture Series (1993-present). 83.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/strozier-lecture-series/83
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