제목 : “The hardest battles are fought in the mind”: Representations of Mental Illness in Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
저자 : Jodie Austin
초록 :
This paper explores the videogame Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory, 2017) through a disability studies lens in order highlight the unique challenges associated with representations of psychosis in fictional, immersive gameplay environments. Throughout this paper I employ close reading strategies to critically examine specific scenes from Hellblade that alternately subvert or uphold stereotypical representations of psychosis; furthermore, I acknowledge the largely positive effects of the designers’ collaboration with stakeholders in the mental health community. However, I note the difficulties associated with framing psychosis as a conventional disability in theoretical discourse and call for the continued collaboration between the humanities and the medical sciences to promote scholarship that does not inadvertently perpetuate stigmatizing tropes. Lastly, I also argue for an active divestment of the term “madness” in the humanities and note the potential for videogame studies to establish a scholarly standard for doing so.
URL : https://gamestudies.org/2104/articles/austin
제목 : “The hardest battles are fought in the mind”: Representations of Mental Illness in Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
저자 : Jodie Austin
초록 :
This paper explores the videogame Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory, 2017) through a disability studies lens in order highlight the unique challenges associated with representations of psychosis in fictional, immersive gameplay environments. Throughout this paper I employ close reading strategies to critically examine specific scenes from Hellblade that alternately subvert or uphold stereotypical representations of psychosis; furthermore, I acknowledge the largely positive effects of the designers’ collaboration with stakeholders in the mental health community. However, I note the difficulties associated with framing psychosis as a conventional disability in theoretical discourse and call for the continued collaboration between the humanities and the medical sciences to promote scholarship that does not inadvertently perpetuate stigmatizing tropes. Lastly, I also argue for an active divestment of the term “madness” in the humanities and note the potential for videogame studies to establish a scholarly standard for doing so.
URL : https://gamestudies.org/2104/articles/austin