After a disastrous premature release, a complete design and programming team change, and a sweeping revision of battle and interface systems that continued until the very last minute, Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) is at last ...

The repetition of racist imagery from historical to contemporary popular culture is indicative of a lack of visual culture education among artists, designers, and other creative cultural producers working today. This paper ...

The term adaptation enjoys a variety of applications, of which the scientific and cinematic use most immediately come to mind. While the term clearly resonates in these spheres, adaptation certainly can be found beyond ...

Everyday we confront changes and find ways to adapt and thrive. In our fifth year of publication, we at Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy are entering a new phase, one where we are ...

We are happy to present our special issue, “Criminals as Heroes: Problems and Pedagogy in Popular Culture,” guest edited by Kate Lane and Roxie James. In this issue we explore the unique role that the anti-hero has taken ...

A model can be useful when engaging secondary students in team-building by appreciating differing skills and identifying their own strengths. In this example, a model was provided that students to indulge in the transgression ...

The journal issue in front of you marks the fourth issue of NUGSE Research in Education. The authors, peer reviewers, and editors who have worked to keep this project growing and thriving understand too well the difficulty ...

Scholarly research is as much a science as it is an art. The articles presented in this inaugural issue of NUGSE Research in Education reflect the high academic and ethical standards of educational research and policy ...

As American writer, political activist, and the first special needs woman in history to get a bachelor’s degree, Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Truly, each member of the NUGSERIE ...

This paper will focus on how the rise in popularity of zombie literature in the 21st century is reflective of a western cultural need to address the fear of the unknown through popular culture. Through the flesh-eating ...