Seminario aperto al pubblico di Francesca Antonacci e Braxton Soderman.
Lunedì 17 marzo, ore 16-18.
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, Edificio U6
IV piano, Aula Riunioni
Abstract
The seminar will examine the relationship between Critical Theory and play and games, which has been an understudied topic in the history of Critical Theory.
Critical Theory is important to understand the connections between work and play, leisure and labour. Games and play have been theorized as a complete waste and unproductive use of time and effort, so they could be undervalued as cultural objects and, at the same time, used by capitalism and neoliberalism as a way to control our productivity, attention and values. Neoliberalism intensifies and colonizes energies that are inherent in play and games, and thinking critically about these issues could raise the awareness of players and gamers about their experiences. Moreover, Critical Theory will help us understand the importance of play to analyze processes of neoliberalism in the 21st century.