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Unleash the Magic
Instead of analyzing just one game, I examined the entire mainline Legend of Zelda series from 1986 (The Legend of Zelda) to 2024 (The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom). I focused exclusively on Nintendo’s officially recognized main titles while excluding spin-offs like Hyrule Warriors or Cadence of Hyrule. This creates a consistent body of…
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Damsels and Scholars
If you ever took a gender studies course as I have, or spent enough time in gaming spaces, you’ve probably heard the same argument repeated over and over: Video games portray women as damsels in distress or hypersexualized objects. It’s one of the most recognized discussions in video game scholarship. But after reading 34 academic…
