Agency, Appropriation, Politics: Three Epistemological Keys Towards an Aesthetics of Play
Agency, Appropriation, Politics: Three Epistemological Keys Towards an Aesthetics of Play
Author(s): Emmanoel FerreiraSubject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, Theory of Communication, Political Ecology, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: aesthetics; agency; appropriation; digital games; epistemology; play; politics;
Summary/Abstract: Based on a dialogue with authors of pragmatist philosophy, game studies, and communication, this article intends to understand the relationship between aesthetic experience and ludic media, in particular digital games, in what this relationship distinguishes from the aesthetic experiences provided by different media, such as literature, music, film and the arts in general. To better understand this relationship, we propose the presentation and development of three epistemological axes (or keys), namely: i) aesthetics and agency, ii) aesthetics and appropriation, and iii) aesthetics and politics. Furthermore, this article intends to present and comment on selected works of digital games to illustrate the relationship between play and aesthetic experience in each of those respective axes.
Journal: Acta Ludologica
- Issue Year: 6/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 62-78
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English