Christian Haines is an associate professor of English at Penn State University and a managing editor of Gamers with Glasses. He’s also the author of the book A Desire Called America: Biopolitics, Utopia, and the Literary Commons (2019). You can hear him discuss video games on The Gamers with Glasses Show podcast (on Apple Podcasts and Spotify).
Christian P. Haines
Articles
A Different Bargain with Nature: On Annalee Newitz’s “The Terraformers”
Christian P. Haines reviews "The Terraformers" by Analee Newitz.
Immodest Ideas: On Alain Badiou’s “The Immanence of Truths”
Christian P. Haines reviews the new English translation of Alain Badiou’s “The Immanence of Truths.”
Roleplaying a Communist Cop in the Ruins of Revolution
“Disco Elysium: The Final Cut” is a roleplaying game that turns a murder mystery into a surreal voyage through the history of capitalism and empire.
The Enemy Imaginary
A review of William V. Spanos’s scathing critique of American exceptionalism.
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