Episode 169 - Torill Elvira Mortensen on Transgressive Play

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This week on the pod, Dr. Torill Elvira Mortensen, a professor at Nord University, talks about her career as a scholar who studies games and about her focus on dark play and transgressive play. If you ever wanted insight into how researchers approach games about sensitive or upsetting subjects, she's one of the world experts. https://www.nord.no/en/about/employees/torill-elvira-mortensen
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