Leveller

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  • Welcome to Leveller, the podcast where two academics dive deep into the intersection of video games and politics. Join PhD students Emma Brewis and Adam Cooper as they discuss video games as a medium through which to stretch, challenge, and transform our thinking.


    In each episode, they dissect how games reflect, shape, and inform political discourse. Through engaging discussions and interviews with fellow academics, they delve into topics like security, democracy and the influence of gaming communities on real-world politics.


    Whether you're a seasoned gamer, a political junkie, or simply curious about the ways in which games intersect with the wider world, Leveller has something for you. Join us as we embark on an intellectual journey through the pixels, exploring the rich and complex relationship between video games and politics.


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    Emma Brewis
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  • Oliver Booth: Crusader Kings 3 and chaos in the Conservative Party

    Oliver Booth: Crusader Kings 3 and chaos in the Conservative Party
    2024/09/06

    Why do the Tories choose bad leaders? Why are they so divided? And what role does ideology play?


    In this episode, we are joined by Oliver Booth, fellow PGR at the University of Leeds and researcher of the Conservative Party and British Politics. We talk to Oli about Crusader Kings 3 (vaguely) to discuss the path to power, party instability, factionalism, and much more!


    Works mentioned:


    Booth, O. (2024). The Downfall of Boris Johnson: Analysing Patterns of Opinion among Conservative Parliamentarians in the Confidence Motion and Mass Resignations. Representation.

    Booth et al. (2023). Selecting Sunak: Conservative MPs’ Nomination Preferences in the (Second) British Conservative Party Leadership Election. Parliamentary Affairs. Volume 77, Issue 3, July 2024, pp.450–469.


    Heppell, T. & Booth, O. (2023) The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2016. In Roe-Crines, A. S. & Jeffery, D. (eds.) Statecraft: The Policies and Politics of Prime Minister Theresa May. (pp. 13-32). Cham: Springer International Publishing.


    Find Oli here:

    • https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/pgr/1380/oliver-booth
    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-booth-a48440188/?originalSubdomain=uk


    Write to us! - levellerpodcast@gmail.com

    Avatars by MostlyPixels / Lunaii @ https://www.avatarsinpixels.com/


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    53 分
  • Alba: What can Alba teach us about local activism as a response to environmental challenges?

    Alba: What can Alba teach us about local activism as a response to environmental challenges?
    2024/08/23

    In this episode, we discuss Ustwo’s 2020 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, a heartwarming exploration game in which you play a young girl who documents wildlife and strives to save the local nature reserve from being replaced by a luxury hotel while visiting her grandparents. Join us as we explore what Alba has to say about the trade-offs between economic growth and environmentalism, the power of community action, and the role of young people in changing the world.


    Works mentioned:

    • Figueres, C. and Rivett-Carna, T. 2020. The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
    • Leston-Bandeira, C., 2019. Parliamentary petitions and public engagement: an empirical analysis of the role of e-petitions. Policy & Politics, 47(3), pp.415-436.
    • Raworth, K. 2017. Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st-Century Economist. London: Random House Business Books. See also: https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics#what-is-the-doughnut
    • https://www.museumfortheunitednations.com/


    Write to us! - levellerpodcast@gmail.com

    Avatars by MostlyPixels / Lunaii @ https://www.avatarsinpixels.com/


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    50 分
  • Paul Geyer: What insights does "Watchdogs 2" offer into social media, data and democracy?

    Paul Geyer: What insights does "Watchdogs 2" offer into social media, data and democracy?
    2024/08/09

    What role does social media play in our lives? Is there life after data? And what does the future look like in a world where privacy is a luxury?


    In this episode, we welcome Paul Geyer, PGR at the University of Leeds, political theorist and five-a-side football star. We talk to Paul about Watchdogs 2 to discuss what happens to social media after data, neofeudalism and the challenges of privacy.


    Works mentioned:

    • Arditi, D., 2023. Digital feudalism: Creators, credit, consumption, and capitalism. Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley
    • Soares, Ian Varela, Masaru Yarime, and Magdalena Klemun. "Balancing the trade-off between data center development and its environmental impacts: A comparative analysis of Data Center Policymaking in Singapore, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, USA, and the UK." Environmental Science & Policy 157 (2024): 103769.
    • Srnicek, N., 2017. Platform capitalism. Polity Press: Cambridge.
    • Unterberger, K. and Fuchs, C., 2021. The public service media and public service internet manifesto (p. 135). University of Westminster Press.
    • Varoufakis, Y. 2023. Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism. Random House: London.
    • Zuboff, S., 2019, January. Surveillance capitalism and the challenge of collective action. In New labor forum (Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 10-29). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.


    Find Paul here:

    • https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/pgr/1383/paul-geyer
    • Geyer, P. 2024. An Uncritiqued Frontier of Social Media: The Social Media Subscription Model. In tripleC: Communication, capitalism & critique (Vol. 22, No. 1, pp.44-58).


    Write to us! - levellerpodcast@gmail.com

    Avatars by MostlyPixels / Lunaii @ https://www.avatarsinpixels.com/


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Welcome to Leveller, the podcast where two academics dive deep into the intersection of video games and politics. Join PhD students Emma Brewis and Adam Cooper as they discuss video games as a medium through which to stretch, challenge, and transform our thinking.


In each episode, they dissect how games reflect, shape, and inform political discourse. Through engaging discussions and interviews with fellow academics, they delve into topics like security, democracy and the influence of gaming communities on real-world politics.


Whether you're a seasoned gamer, a political junkie, or simply curious about the ways in which games intersect with the wider world, Leveller has something for you. Join us as we embark on an intellectual journey through the pixels, exploring the rich and complex relationship between video games and politics.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emma Brewis
政治学 社会科学 SF 科学
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