Maria Ruotsalainen

@mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social

I am cultural studies scholar from Jyväskylä, Finland.

📯PUBLICATION NEWS📯 Very stoked to share this special issue that I co-edited with the world, full of great reflections on the theme of 'Meta' applied to various #GameStudies contexts. A link to the full issue is here, but let's dig in to each of the pieces, shall we? dl.acm.org/toc/games/20...

GAMES: Vol 3, No 2

This is the introduction to a special issue based on papers presented at the 20th Annual Tampere University Game Research Lab Spring Seminar in Tampere, Finland. The theme for this iteration of the seminar was Meta. After a brief discussion on the ...

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Venla Rantanen ja @mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social järjestivät joulukuussa mainion monitieteisen etnografiatyöpajan, jossa olin panelistina. Olipa mukava keskustella eri alojen tutkijoiden kanssa etnografiasta paneelissa ja työpajapisteillä! Tässä blogitekstimme aiheesta: www.jyu.fi/en/blog/inte...

Interdisciplinary ethnography event: thoughts and reflections

On the 10th of December 2024, approximately 25 researchers from the University of Jyväskylä gathered to discuss ethnography on the Seminaarinmäki Campus in an interdisciplinary event.

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Interested in gaming, perceptions of internalised misogyny, and women gamers' views? Maybe check out this open access article by Maria Ruotsalainen and myself. And while you're at it, check out the whole journal issue, brilliant stuff in there! #gamestudies

“I bet she’s ‘not like other girls’”: Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers | Article | Media and Communication

Maria Ruotsalainen, Mikko Meriläinen

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