{"product_id":"rules-of-the-father-in-the-last-of-us-masculinity-among-the-ruins-of-neoliberalism-hardcover","title":"Rules of the Father in the Last of Us: Masculinity Among the Ruins of Neoliberalism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Jesse Ramirez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidely regarded by critics and fans as one of the best games ever produced for the Sony Playstation, \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is remarkable for offering players a narratively rich experience within the parameters of cultural and gaming genres that often prioritize frenetic violence by straight white male heroes. \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is also a milestone among mainstream, big-budget (AAA) games because its development team self-consciously intervened in videogames' historical exclusion of women and girls by creating complex and agentive female characters. The game's co-protagonist, Ellie, is a teenage girl who is revealed to be queer in \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast of Us: Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e (DLC, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us II\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). Yet \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e also centers Joel, Ellie's fatherly protector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow is patriarchy, the rule of the father, encoded in rule-based systems like videogames? How does patriarchal rule become an algorithmic rule and vice-versa? These questions are at the heart of this book, the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the zombie apocalypse\/ action-adventure\/ third-person shooter videogame \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). On the one hand, the book is a close, extended study of \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e and its themes, genres, procedures, and gameplay. On the other hand, the book is a post-GamerGate reflection on the political and ethical possibilities of progressive play in algorithmic mass culture, of which videogames are now the dominant form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this 'critical playthrough' of The Last of Us, Ramirez thinks the game's various tropes and processes through the 'metagame' of hegemonic masculinity and neoliberal individualism, producing a superb close reading of how the game's possibility space maps onto contemporary debates about whiteness, violence, and neoliberalism.\u003cbr\u003eProf. Gerald Voorhees, University of Waterloo, Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Jesse Ramirez is Assistant Professor of American Studies at University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783225901344,"sku":"9783030896034","price":80.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/54bcbcddabe7d458b2a7dce7f0ab594f.webp?v=1780583288","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rules-of-the-father-in-the-last-of-us-masculinity-among-the-ruins-of-neoliberalism-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}