Playing Place
Board Games, Popular Culture, Space
$64.79
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2023
Summary
Board games harness the creation of entirely new worlds. From the medieval warlord to the modern urban planner, players are permitted to inhabit a staggering variety of roles and are prompted to incorporate preexisting notions of placemaking into their decisions. To what extent do board games represent the social context of their production? How might they reinforce or subvert normative ideas of community and fulfillment? In Playing Place, Chad Randl and D. Medina Lasansky have curat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262047838 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262047837 |
| Author: | Chad Randl, D. Medina Lasansky |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 203mm |
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About The Author
Chad Randl
Chad Randl is the author of A-Frame and Revolving Architecture- A History of Buildings That Rotate, Swivel, and Pivot.
D. Medina Lasansky is Professor in the Department of Architecture at Cornell University, where her research and teaching focus on the intersection of the built environment, politics, and popular culture.
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