il genere in gioco
Thesis in Communication Design
Thesis in Communication Design
Il generein gioco (Genders on Play) is about gender stereotypes perception in Italianculture and daily living, and creating strategies to raise public awareness aboutthese themes using games as instruments to consciousness.
The work is composedby a theoretical analysis of genders in culture and games: studies abouthistorical and contemporary feminisms, cultural influences, construction ofgender identities, social roles, construction of stereotypes, gender gap inItaly, political initiatives, stereotypes in comics, cinema, literature, advertising,television, boardgames, videogames. Everygame carries its own author's vision of the world, convictions and ideologies: games can also communicate dissonant messages, stimulating the players to think withother points of view, simulating complex reality or forcing them in nonpleasant roles, carrying beliefs within their representation systems andmechanics.
I designed a boardgame called Rigenerati! (“Re-gender yourself!”)about gender and careers.
The work is composedby a theoretical analysis of genders in culture and games: studies abouthistorical and contemporary feminisms, cultural influences, construction ofgender identities, social roles, construction of stereotypes, gender gap inItaly, political initiatives, stereotypes in comics, cinema, literature, advertising,television, boardgames, videogames. Everygame carries its own author's vision of the world, convictions and ideologies: games can also communicate dissonant messages, stimulating the players to think withother points of view, simulating complex reality or forcing them in nonpleasant roles, carrying beliefs within their representation systems andmechanics.
I designed a boardgame called Rigenerati! (“Re-gender yourself!”)about gender and careers.
