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Hi, I'm Odile, a historical linguist from the Netherlands who also likes to write about music, games, and history. Check out my longer blog posts and other writings on Sub Specie.

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Thomas A. Sebeok, Marcel Danesi

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Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo - Mary Douglas

Signs: an Introduction to Semiotics - Thomas A. Sebeok, Marcel Danesi

The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin

11:32 am 26 November 2014

De geschiedenis van de speelkaart - Han Janssen

NR: Han Janssen - De geschiedenis van de speelkaart

game-studies history

3:33 pm 15 November 2014

Gobi: Barndommens måne - Tor Åge Bringsværd

NR: Tor Åge Bringsværd - Gobi: Barndommens måne

1:17 pm 14 November 2014

Playing in the Dark : Whiteness and the Literary Imagination - Toni Morrison

NR: Toni Morrison - Playing in the Dark

1:23 pm 8 November 2014

Aniara. En revy om människan i tid och rum - Harry Martinson, Bo Beskow

NR: Harry Martinson - Aniara. En revy om människan i tid och rum

10:42 am 6 November 2014

Digital Culture, Play, and Identity: A World of Warcraft Reader - Jill Walker Rettberg, Hilde G. Corneliussen

NR: Corneliussen & Rettberg (eds) - Digital Culture, Play, and Identity: A World of Warcraft Reader

11:38 am 31 October 2014

Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live: Theoretical Perspectives from the Virtual Margins - Kishonna L. Gray

NR: Kishonna L. Gray - Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live

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2:44 pm 29 October 2014

Titus Alone (Penguin Modern Classics) - Mervyn Peake

NR: Mervyn Peake - Titus Alone

fiction uk-british

4:22 pm 14 October 2014

Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games - Edward Castronova

NR: Castronova - Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games

game-studies

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7:54 pm 8 October 2014

Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon

NR: Michael Chabon - The Yiddish Policemen's Union

9:25 pm 2 October 2014

Speech Play: Research and Resources for Studying Linguistic Creativity (University of Pennsylvania publications in conduct & communication) - Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett

NR: Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (ed.) - Speech Play

4:28 pm 29 September 2014

Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech - Edward Sapir

NR: Edward Sapir - Language

12:08 pm 27 September 2014

The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber

NR: Fritz Leiber - The Swords of Lankhmar

fantasy fiction usa-american

12:07 pm 27 September 2014

Critical Play: Radical Game Design - Mary Flanagan

NR: Mary Flanagan - Critical Play

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12:52 pm 16 September 2014

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy - James Paul Gee

NR: James Paul Gee - What Video Games Have To Teach Us About Learning And Literacy

5:56 pm 13 September 2014

Speech Play and Verbal Art - Joel Sherzer

NR: Joel Sherzer - Speech Play and Verbal Art

5:40 pm 21 August 2014

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren - Iona Opie, Peter Opie

NR: Opie & Opie - The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. Bound to be lots of nice stuff in here on children's (language) games.