01 Talk | Agenda on "Playing History"

1. I.   Theme

Playing History: “Deep Play” in the Digital Age

1. II. Timing

22:00-23:30, September 16, 2022 (Beijing Time, UTC+8);

9:00-10:30, September 16, 2022 (US Central time, UTC-5).

1. III. Issues:

(1)Ontology:

- Clash or concord? Entanglements between history and games.

- Game genres and historiographical genres.

- Blind spots / biases / oversight of historical games.

(2)Methodology:

- Entering into historical games: probing, playing and producing.

- Internal and external perspectives of history.

(3)Application:

- Gamified or game-based historical education?

- Historical games in teaching: learning vs. inculcating

1. IV. Panellists

Andrew Denning: Associate Professor, Department of History, the University of Kansas.

Chen, Jing: Associate Professor, the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (IAS), Nanjing University.

Xu, Jun: PhD student, Department of History of Science, Tsinghua University.

Ren, Miaoqing: M.A. student in Film Studies, New York University.

Liu, Kairan: M.A. student in Historical Game Studies, Tsinghua University.

Ye, Zitao: Game Designer, Host of “Sunsetsway”.

Fu, Meixi: Media Freelancer.

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