Lead by Gabrielle Trépagnier-Jobin
This project has as base idea that the game has the potential to stimulate critical thinking development for people experiencing oppression and ease communautary processes aiming for a social change.
It aims to understand what ludic, narrative or aesthetics processes and which conditions favor this potential. Within the context of a field study on a group of young girls affiliated to the organism “Les Scientifines”, the objective is to study how the board game Les Choix de Raphaëlle can be used as an awareness space toward violence, not only during a play session, but also during an activity of game creation.
They will be asked to play the game in a laboratory, create new situation cards and then answer some questions in a discussion group.
Project Leader
Professor in board game studies at University of Québec (Ecole des Médias) of Montréal and co-director of the Homo Ludens Research group, Gabrielle Trépagnier-Jobin dedicated her PhD on the possibility of using parodies as a ludic way to expatriate gender stereotypes, raise awareness and autonomise people. During a post-PhD internship at MIT Comparative Media Studies / Writing, she continued her work on gender parody in board game studies. She currently researches player immersion on diveristy and inclusivity in the board game industry along with awareness to ecology and society through games.
Research Organization
University of Québec (School of Media)