Robert Yeates
Biographic Data
| ID | 1484338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Yeates |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Yeates |
| SIGNATURE | YEATES R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nagoya University of Commerce & Business, Japan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3014-7658 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Racialized Contagion and Defensive Biopolitics in The Last of Us
In the opening moments of the video game The Last of Us Part I, players are introduced to an emerging pandemic via Austin’s Texas Herald newspaper. Below a headline warning of mass hospitalizations from a 'mysterious infection', players read of a recall of imported crops 'potentially tainted with mold': 'Initial lists distributed to vendors nationwide warned against crops imported from South America. However now the scope has extended to include …
Décadence urbaine et Hors-la-loi sexuels dans l’univers de Blade Runner
La version future du Los Angeles urbain dans le film Blade Runner de Ridley Scott (1982) renvoie l’image d’une décadence avancée, mélange sf-polar d’une métropole d’après-guerre sur le déclin. Cependant, alors que la ville se dégrade de toutes parts et que ses habitants sont victimes de maladies invalidantes, l’indignation à l’égard des réplicants fugitifs occupe toute l’attention des autorités et des blade runners. Le film et son adaptation en j…
Popular Modernism and Its Legacies
Review of: Popular Modernism and Its Legacies: From Pop Literature to Video Games , Scott Ortolano (2018) New York: Bloomsbury Academic, xi + 277 pp., ISBN 978-1-50132-511-3, h/bk, £100.00, p/bk £29.99
Serial fiction podcasting and participatory culture
New media affords significant opportunities for audience feedback and participation, with the power to influence the creation and development of contemporary works of fiction, particularly when these appear in serialized instalments. With access to creators permitted via social media, and with online platforms facilitating the creation and distribution of audience paratexts, fans increasingly have the power to shape the fictional worlds and diver…
Urban Decay and Sexual Outlaws in the Blade Runner Universe
Serial fiction podcasting and participatory culture
New media affords significant opportunities for audience feedback and participation, with the power to influence the creation and development of contemporary works of fiction, particularly when these appear in serialized instalments. With access to creators permitted via social media, and with online platforms facilitating the creation and distribution of audience paratexts, fans increasingly have the power to shape the fictional worlds and diver…
Urban Decay and Sexual Outlaws in the Blade Runner Universe
Serial fiction podcasting and participatory culture
New media affords significant opportunities for audience feedback and participation, with the power to influence the creation and development of contemporary works of fiction, particularly when these appear in serialized instalments. With access to creators permitted via social media, and with online platforms facilitating the creation and distribution of audience paratexts, fans increasingly have the power to shape the fictional worlds and diver…
Décadence urbaine et Hors-la-loi sexuels dans l’univers de Blade Runner
La version future du Los Angeles urbain dans le film Blade Runner de Ridley Scott (1982) renvoie l’image d’une décadence avancée, mélange sf-polar d’une métropole d’après-guerre sur le déclin. Cependant, alors que la ville se dégrade de toutes parts et que ses habitants sont victimes de maladies invalidantes, l’indignation à l’égard des réplicants fugitifs occupe toute l’attention des autorités et des blade runners. Le film et son adaptation en j…
Popular Modernism and Its Legacies
Review of: Popular Modernism and Its Legacies: From Pop Literature to Video Games , Scott Ortolano (2018) New York: Bloomsbury Academic, xi + 277 pp., ISBN 978-1-50132-511-3, h/bk, £100.00, p/bk £29.99
Racialized Contagion and Defensive Biopolitics in The Last of Us
In the opening moments of the video game The Last of Us Part I, players are introduced to an emerging pandemic via Austin’s Texas Herald newspaper. Below a headline warning of mass hospitalizations from a 'mysterious infection', players read of a recall of imported crops 'potentially tainted with mold': 'Initial lists distributed to vendors nationwide warned against crops imported from South America. However now the scope has extended to include …
Art (4 works) · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (3 works) · Digital Games and Media (2 works) · History (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adventure (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Affordance (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)