Ritualisierte Tabuverletzung, Lachkultur und das Karnevaleske: Beitr?ge des Finnisch-Ungarischen Kultursemiotischen Symposiums 9. bis 11. November … Ethik in Ostmitteleuropa) (German Edition)

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While the assessment of digital games in Germany is framed by a high-culture critique, which regards them as an ＆illegitimate＊ activity, they are enjoyed by a wider demographic as a ＆legitimate＊ pastime in Australia. The book analyses the social history of digital gaming in both countries and relates it to their socio-cultural traditions. Concerning social history, Australia almost depicts an inverse mirror image of Germany. Its foundational dynamics, closely associated with different egalitarianisms, led to a different form of distinction than in Germany 每 a country whose national self-conception was closely related to groups which perpetuated an idealistic notion of
and later integrated it into a rigid class system. The book not only demonstrates how the discourses on games follow long-established patterns of rejection and approval of mass media but also regard them as an access to the inner workings of both societies. How the games are perceived tells us a lot about German and Australian identity.