Ed King (Bristol): Addressing Algorithmic Bias through Video Game Design in Brazil
| Dates: | 12 November 2025 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 18:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Speaker: | Ed King |
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This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Wed 12 November 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166
Abstract: Structural racism in the video games industry in Brazil is being challenged on several fronts. Indie games have been developed with Black and Indigenous protagonists; eSports training schools and competitions have been set up in favelas; non-white game streamers have risen to prominence, gathering huge followings and influence; and activist organisations have used video games to raise awareness. The aim of this paper is to analyse the contribution of video games to debates about race in Brazil and the specific forms that racism takes in the digital age. Drawing on research carried out as part of the AHRC-funded project ‘Challenging Algorithmic Racism Through Digital Cultures in Brazil,’ I will do two things: analyse how indie developers in Brazil have used the medium of video games to intervene into the spatialisation of race; and discuss my experiences of working with partners in the creative industries and the non-profit sector to develop a video game designed to raise awareness of the embedding of biases in software systems.
Ed King is Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Bristol
Speaker
Ed King
Role: Professor of Latin American Studies
Organisation: University of Bristol
Travel and Contact Information
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A214
Samuel Alexander Building
Manchester
