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"What are the men doing?": Dissecting gamer identities with Imo

Today we’re joined by Imo, who is currently conducting research for a PhD at the University of Nottingham in collaboration with the British Games Institute and the National Videogame Museum. Imo tells us about their work to explore gamer subjectivities using oral history interviews, the intersection of gaming and alt-right identities, and the challenges of negotiating the gaming space as a marginalised person. We also discuss how redefining failure in gaming can create space for queer interpretations and narratives, and share our love of Role Playing Games as a space for queer exploration.

"An Inalienable Right to be Gay": Resisting Section 28 with Syeda Ali

Today we're joined by Syeda Ali to discuss Section 28, an infamous piece of legislation introduced in 1988 which sought to limit teaching about homosexuality. Syeda is a brilliant queer historian who is researching the experiences of teachers during this time and exploring how resistance to this legislation enabled education on queer identities to continue. She recently completed an MA in Queer History at Goldsmiths, has taught history in London and Beijing, and is a champion for diversity within history and more broadly within schools.