Games as Cultural Practice: Post Colonial Imaginations

Games as Cultural Practice: Post Colonial Imaginations
by Francisco Ortega-Grimaldo*

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Introduction:

dreugs, feminicide and illegal immigrants There is a 2000-mile extension of political division between México and the United States (US) known to us who have lived in it simply as La Frontera,The Border. It is an area that the media has presented as a place of decadence filled with drug wars, prostitution, economical need, and immigrants trying to invade the US.

Through the creation of three [3] board games based on border-related scenarios, I will attempt to promote discourse and interest on participant players about the reality of the border issues and if possible, change the sensationalist perception created by chismes, gossip, and indifference.

LATEST NEWS !!!! (June 2009)

Now you can print-cut-and build the game Observance. Click on the link bellow and look for the files at the end of the page.

After playing, send me comments and/or images of your copy (send them to pako@ludoztli.com). Images and comments will be posted on this site.

The other games will be available in a few weeks... so stay tuned!

The Games: click over the covers to view specific images

for questions or comments, contact : pako@ludoztli.com

* Francisco Ortega-Grimaldo is a PhD student in the Texas Tech University’s Fine Arts Doctoral major in Art, Critical Studies and Artistic Practice. He came from Juárez, México in 2005 and is in the process of finishing his research on social board games.