Tag : brian sutton-smith library and archives of play

Sadly I am not a brain in a jar

I am spending this week and next at the archive. The Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at the Strong Museum of Play has a staggering collection of periodicals, papers, and artifacts.… Read the rest

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Archives I Have Loved: Video Game Research in the Dustbin of History

The discussion on Twitter yesterday about video game archives and archive-based historical work stirred up some memories about the work I’ve done in archives myself. While I tend to fall between disciplines and currently work primarily in media and game studies and digital humanities, my real training is as an American cultural historian.… Read the rest

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