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Do Asians Dream of Electric Shrieks?: Techno-Orientalism and Erotohistoriographic Masochism in Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution

2014; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 40; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17953/amer.40.2.j012284wu6230604

2642-0228

Takeo Rivera,

Japanese History and Culture

This essay explores the complex identifications with which Asian American gamers are confronted in playing the techno-Orientalist video game, Deux Ex: Human Revolution. The author suggests that the game's fraught scenarios can lead to new avenues of inquiry into performance and affect for Asian American cultural theory.