Casual Catch-Up #9: Settler-Colonialism and Sovereign Games

15/10/2024 1h 4min Temporada 2
Casual Catch-Up #9: Settler-Colonialism and Sovereign Games

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New casual catch-up is out! In this episode, Jordan and Steve spend some time discussing the impacts of settler-colonialism on board games, and celebrating the work of the indigenous designers whose games often cut against the grain of colonial play.Games by Indigenous Creators Dog Eat Dog by Liam and William Burke; Liwanag Presshttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/198050/dog-eat-doghttps://liwanagpress.com/Coyote & Crow by Connor Alexander et al.; Coyote and Crow LLChttps://coyoteandcrow.net/https://coyoteandcrow.net/games-accessories/ Wolves by Connor Alexander; Coyote and Crow LLChttps://coyoteandcrow.net/wolves/ Potlatch by N.D.N. Players’ Research Grouphttps://www.ndnplayers.com/informaton-resourceshttps://www.ndnplayers.com/ Nunami by Thomassie Mangiokhttp://www.nunamigame.com/index.php/en/ Burn the Fort by Klee Benally; Indigenous Actionhttps://burnthefort.com/ Further Reading / ViewingNo Pun Included, (2021). “Colonialism – The Board Game Struggle” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQuFSxs9VXA&t=21sLaPensée, E. A., (2016). Indigenous Board Game Design in The Gift of Food. Analog Game Studies, 11(2). https://analoggamestudies.org/2016/03/indigenous-board-game-design-in-the-gift-of-food/ LaPensée, E. A., Laiti, O., & Longboat, M. (2022). Towards Sovereign Games. Games and Culture, 17(3), 328-343. https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120211029195Murray, Soraya. (2021). On Video Games: The Visual Politics of Race, Gender, and Space. Bloomsbury Publishing. New York. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/on-video-games-9781350217706/