Queer media representation & videogames with Keza MacDonald
Queer media representation & videogames with Keza MacDonald
LGBTQ+ Psychology Network
Date: Tuesday 13 September 2022 - Saturday 13 August 2022
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Venue: Level 5 Seminar Room, 62 Hillhead Street
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: Keza MacDonald
Website: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-media-representation-videogames-with-keza-macdonald-tickets-399597074607
The session will start with a 5-minute presentation by Level 4 UofG psychology student Jakub Guskos on the psychological literature concerning the importance and impact of queer media representation. Following this, Emily Nordmann will interview Keza MacDonald. Keza has worked in digital media for more than 10 years, specialising in video games, during which time she has spoken about the culture and business of play in newspapers and magazines, on websites and on TV across many major outlets. For two and a half years she was UK Games Editor at the world’s biggest games website, IGN, where she won two industry awards for her journalism. In March 2014 she launched Kotaku UK with Future Publishing and spent nearly four years as its Editor. In 2018, she started with the Guardian as Video Games Editor. You can see Keza's work at the Guardian via her profile, including a recent article she published about queer representation in videogames and you can find her on Twitter @kezamacdonald.
Following the interview, there will be a Q&A. If you would like to submit a question to Keza in advance, please use this form.
This event is hosted by the LGBTQ Psychology Network at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Glasgow. This event will be hybrid. To register for in-person or online attendance, please do so via Eventbrite.