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Blair Apgar

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Asst. Prof @ Kutztown, Art History | Mixed bag Medievalist obsessed w/Matilda of Canossa, video games, virtual reality & 3D models. PhD @ UofYork 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (They/Them)

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Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Sep 2

Why does it look like Liam died? #oasis

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today's the last day I have access to my Elon account--idk why but it's making me all teary!

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Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 23

What a lovely bunch @midagesmodgames.bsky.social

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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · Jul 21

Even if you have a tangential interest in game studies, this review is well-worth your time. Any emerging field is going to have some sloppy scholarship (that's certainly true of game studies). But, what makes this review worthwhile is how it reckons with the costs of that behavior.

Bob Whitaker @whitakeralmanac.bsky.social · Jul 21

I wrote something new for History Respawned today. It's a review of a new book about Red Dead, but it's really about academic writing and historical game studies as a field. Please read, but also know, I really really really really REALLY didn't want to write this review.

Reviewer 2's Review of Red Dead's History — History Respawned

I promised myself I would never write a negative book review. I promised my PhD advisor I would never write a negative book review. I promised I would always find a silver lining in any piece of aca...

www.historyrespawned.com

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · Jul 17

A twist on the 'Sonic Pasts' book in the wild 😜 If anyone is interested in sound heritage work including sound in museums, the book is currently at a reduced rate www.routledge.com/Sonic-Pasts-...

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Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 11

Yes, it was wonderful catching up!

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 11

Haha no it's an author's copy 😂 glad its in high demand though!!

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 11

Seems fitting that I crack @robehoughton.bsky.social's 'The Middle Ages in Compiter Games' on the train to the airport from @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Natural born owl handler!

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Here you go @marianajlopez.bsky.social -- not as good as a picture with your actual book but still pretty cool!

Mariana Lopez posing with an image of her book 'Sonic Pasts: Accoustical Heritage and Historical Landscapes'

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Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Antonia diNardo (UNC Chapel Hill) is killing this presentation tbh

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 9

We'll have to commission a life-size cut outs for our missing peeps ( @tesswatty.bsky.social too, obvi)

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 9

The two genders: Gandaolf or Gandalf

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 9

BEST end slide today tbh

Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 9

Come hang out with us! Missing a classicist, I reckon.

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Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Jul 9

Wonderful turnout for our Middle Ages in Modern Games strand! We'll be in Maurice Keyworth 1.09 all day and tomorrow @imc-leeds.bsky.social