{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Gaming For The Culture","title":"The Professor Episode (ft. Princeton University)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2c569b98\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5053,"description":"Professor Akil Fletcher on Teaching Video Games & Culture at Princeton.\nYou’ll hear:\n• Teaching Video Games & Culture at Princeton.\n• Blackness in games\n• Gaming industries hot takes\nListen to this episode wherever you get podcasts.\nConnect with Host: @JunaeBenne (http://linktr.ee/junaebenne)\n| Substack (https://junae.substack.com/)  | Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/JunaeBenne)\nGaming for the Culture brings authentic conversations with the creatives, producers, and innovators redefining gaming culture from the inside out.\n🎧 Enjoyed the conversation? Hit Subscribe to join the Gaming for the Culture community — where gamers, creators, and industry pros share real stories from every corner of gaming.\n👇 Watch more episodes, drop your thoughts in the comments, and connect with our host Junae Benne over on her channel:    / @junaebenne  \nLet’s keep building the culture, one game at a time. 🎮\nTimestamps:\n00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome\n00:55 Guest Introduction: Professor Akil Fletcher\n01:28 Teaching Gaming Blackness at Princeton\n03:04 Experiential Learning in Tokyo\n04:24 Engaging with Blackness in Japanese Gaming Culture\n05:14 Historical Context and Black Representation in Japan\n08:59 Challenges and Stereotypes in Gaming Academia\n17:13 GTA: A Parody or Problematic Representation?\n34:07 Bioshock Infinite: A Critique of Utopian Ideals\n47:25 Analyzing Representation in Media\n49:40 Donald Glover's Writing Experience\n50:59 Black Famous vs. White Famous\n58:05 The Impact of Layoffs in the Gaming Industry\n01:09:59 Unionization in the Gaming Industry\n🎧 Enjoyed the conversation? Hit Subscribe to join the Gaming for the Culture community — where gamers, creators, and industry pros share real stories from every corner of gaming.\n👇 Watch more episodes, drop your thoughts in the comments, and connect with our host Junae Benne over on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JunaeBenne\nLet’s keep building the culture, one game at a time. 🎮","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aqRY9kPDROhMMpVpHmYj3zV6PncxxYeb617pMUUvtPU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMGU5/NWU0MzZkY2U1ODQ4/NmQ4MDBmYmQ5NTBi/YWYzNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}