A Consilient Approach to Horror Video Games by Mathias Clasen, Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen

Subjects: “…We discuss the benefits and pitfalls of such an approach, illustrating our discussion with an analysis of the horror video game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. We argue that recent theoretical and empirical developments in the evolutionary social sciences can make sense of how and why horror games so effectively foster immersion and predictable psychophysiological responses. …”
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The magic of feminist bridging by Loving Coalitions Collective

“…Against the background of Swedish exceptionalism, historical amnesia of Sweden’s colonial past and present, and the deafening silence on Swedish whiteness and racism, we are sharing our poems, letters, texts and testimonies of racist interactions in Swedish academia and society. …”
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Education and Coloniality in the Nordics by Kristin Gregers Eriksen, Mari Kristine Jore, Kristín Loftsdóttir, Pia Mikander, Louise Sund

“… Current research maintains that the Nordic countries, despite their contextual differences, are prone to amnesia and sanctioned ignorance in relation to their colonial histories, legacies, and structures (Eriksen, 2021; Fjellheim, 2023; Höglund & Andersson, 2019; Jore, 2022; Keskinen et al., 2019; Kuokkanen, 2023; Loftsdóttir & Jensen, 2012; Mikander, 2016; Pashby et al., 2020. …”
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