Issue 35
the Week of March 28, 2016
In this issue, we highlight Black culture and the lives of memes, and look at biometric surveillance in the world of video games. We get advice on getting sponsorship to fund diversity initiatives, and talk to the maker of a new game centering queer and trans people of color. Plus: free labor and conference speaking, and the racism in sci-fi and fantasy fandom. Photo CC-BY Sarah Klockars Clauser, cropped.
Black In The Imaginationscape
Why is it so difficult for some readers and filmgoers to imagine that space, the dystopian or utopian future, or dragon/elf inhabited lands... might have Black people in them?
Why It Matters That Steph Curry’s On-Court Awesome Is Missing in NBA 2K16
In a social environment where the movement of black people is produced through constant surveillance, Curry’s inability to be accurately transformed into a digital version is a powerful critique.
How We Got Sponsorship for #WOCinTech Photo Shoots
How to find sponsorship and bring your vision to life!
Building Games at the Intersection of Race, Trans Life and Mental Illness
An Interview with Riley H.
The Blackness of Meme Movement
Not only can the origins of many memes be found in Black creators or online Black communities (Black Twitter, Black Tumblr, Black nerd culture at large), memes appear to model the circulatory movement of Black vernacular itself.
This issue is made possible in part by some of our generous readers: Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré, Jeremy Abbott, Tom Sulston, Kristian Glass, Ted Mielczarek and Line Break. To become a sponsor, email modelviewculture -at- gmail.