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A Criminology of Videogames
Ideology, Affect, and Play
Series: New Horizons in Criminology
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This innovative book examines how videogames engage with crime and its control. It treats games as ideological representations, in which ideas about policing, justice, and criminality are formed and reproduced. Covering over fifty videogames and blending insights from criminology, game studies, affect, and social theory, A...
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This innovative book examines how videogames engage with crime and its control. It treats games as ideological representations, in which ideas about policing, justice, and criminality are formed and reproduced.
Covering over fifty videogames and blending insights from criminology, game studies, affect, and social theory, A Criminology of Videogames explores how games reproduce injustice and inequality.
Central to the book is the idea of the 'ludic unconscious'—the notion that in videogames the convergence of gameplay mechanics and narrative sensibilities are affectively and politically meaningful.
A Criminology of Videogames is an essential read for students and academics interested in the intersections of crime, ideology, and play.
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A Criminology of Videogames
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781529245424
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 170
About the Author
Vladimir Rizov is Assistant Professor in Criminology at the University of Sussex.
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