This talk requires prior registration. Copies of Dr. Phillips' book will be provided to the first twelve to register for this event. Register at humanities@virginia.edu.

Amanda Phillips (they/he/she) is Associate Professor of English, Film and Media Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and American Studies at Georgetown University. They are the author of Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture, as well as co-editor of the Queer/Trans/Digital book series with NYU Press. Amanda writes about sex, death, identity, and politics in video games, with a particular emphasis on centering the insights of queer women of color feminism in the study of technology. His interests more broadly are in issues of racial and gender justice in and around technoculture, popular media, and the digital humanities.