Wii has never been modern: 'Active' video games and the 'conduct of conduct'

New Media and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 621-640

  Millington, Brad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Governmentality; Hybridity; Post discipline; Risk knowledge; The body; Translation; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949083123     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444809102966     Document Type: Article

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