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On the fiftieth anniversary of
Dungeons & Dragons
, a collection of essays that explores and celebrates the game’s legacy and its tremendous impact on gaming and popular culture.
In 2024, the enormously influential tabletop role-playing game
—also known as
D&D
—celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, editors Premeet Sidhu, Marcus Carter, and José Zagal have assembled an edited collection that celebrates and reflects on important parts of the game’s past, present, and future. Each chapter in
Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons
explores why the nondigital game is more popular than ever—with sales increasing 33 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite worldwide lockdowns—and offers readers the opportunity to critically reflect on their own experiences, perceptions, and play of
.
draws on fascinating research and insight from expert scholars in the field, including: Gary Alan Fine, whose 1983 book
Shared Fantasy
remains a canonical text in game studies; Jon Peterson, celebrated
historian; Daniel Justice, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture; and numerous leading and emerging scholars from the growing discipline of game studies, including Amanda Cote, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, and Aaron Trammell. The chapters cover a diverse range of topics—from
’s adoption in local contexts and classrooms and by queer communities to speculative interpretations of what
might look like in one hundred years—that aim to deepen readers’ understanding of the game.
Dungeons & Dragons
, a collection of essays that explores and celebrates the game’s legacy and its tremendous impact on gaming and popular culture.
In 2024, the enormously influential tabletop role-playing game
—also known as
D&D
—celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, editors Premeet Sidhu, Marcus Carter, and José Zagal have assembled an edited collection that celebrates and reflects on important parts of the game’s past, present, and future. Each chapter in
Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons
explores why the nondigital game is more popular than ever—with sales increasing 33 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite worldwide lockdowns—and offers readers the opportunity to critically reflect on their own experiences, perceptions, and play of
.
draws on fascinating research and insight from expert scholars in the field, including: Gary Alan Fine, whose 1983 book
Shared Fantasy
remains a canonical text in game studies; Jon Peterson, celebrated
historian; Daniel Justice, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture; and numerous leading and emerging scholars from the growing discipline of game studies, including Amanda Cote, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, and Aaron Trammell. The chapters cover a diverse range of topics—from
’s adoption in local contexts and classrooms and by queer communities to speculative interpretations of what
might look like in one hundred years—that aim to deepen readers’ understanding of the game.
On the fiftieth anniversary of
Dungeons & Dragons
, a collection of essays that explores and celebrates the game’s legacy and its tremendous impact on gaming and popular culture.
In 2024, the enormously influential tabletop role-playing game
—also known as
D&D
—celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, editors Premeet Sidhu, Marcus Carter, and José Zagal have assembled an edited collection that celebrates and reflects on important parts of the game’s past, present, and future. Each chapter in
Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons
explores why the nondigital game is more popular than ever—with sales increasing 33 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite worldwide lockdowns—and offers readers the opportunity to critically reflect on their own experiences, perceptions, and play of
.
draws on fascinating research and insight from expert scholars in the field, including: Gary Alan Fine, whose 1983 book
Shared Fantasy
remains a canonical text in game studies; Jon Peterson, celebrated
historian; Daniel Justice, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture; and numerous leading and emerging scholars from the growing discipline of game studies, including Amanda Cote, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, and Aaron Trammell. The chapters cover a diverse range of topics—from
’s adoption in local contexts and classrooms and by queer communities to speculative interpretations of what
might look like in one hundred years—that aim to deepen readers’ understanding of the game.
Dungeons & Dragons
, a collection of essays that explores and celebrates the game’s legacy and its tremendous impact on gaming and popular culture.
In 2024, the enormously influential tabletop role-playing game
—also known as
D&D
—celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, editors Premeet Sidhu, Marcus Carter, and José Zagal have assembled an edited collection that celebrates and reflects on important parts of the game’s past, present, and future. Each chapter in
Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons
explores why the nondigital game is more popular than ever—with sales increasing 33 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite worldwide lockdowns—and offers readers the opportunity to critically reflect on their own experiences, perceptions, and play of
.
draws on fascinating research and insight from expert scholars in the field, including: Gary Alan Fine, whose 1983 book
Shared Fantasy
remains a canonical text in game studies; Jon Peterson, celebrated
historian; Daniel Justice, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture; and numerous leading and emerging scholars from the growing discipline of game studies, including Amanda Cote, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, and Aaron Trammell. The chapters cover a diverse range of topics—from
’s adoption in local contexts and classrooms and by queer communities to speculative interpretations of what
might look like in one hundred years—that aim to deepen readers’ understanding of the game.
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