The Call of Higher Duty: How the Economy of Patriotism Extends from Real Civilians to Virtual Soldiers

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dc.contributor.advisorBoyer, Dominicen_US
dc.creatorJohnson, Roberten_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-25T13:42:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-08-25T13:42:18Zen_US
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.descriptionAnthropology Capstone Final Paperen_US
dc.description.abstractThis project explores how military first-person shooter videogames serve as cultural artifacts grounded within the economy of patriotism. Essentially, the economy of patriotism is the system of exchange in which civilians are attempting to repay patriotic indebtedness that is enabled by perceptions of soldierly sacrifice, that forces conformity to and propagates an idealized patriotic narrative of sacrifice that is at odds with the real experiences of soldiers. Due to their crafted narrative’s mirroring of real civilian perception of soldierly duty, these videogames not only serve as part of these economic exchanges but extend them into virtual worlds. Focusing on the single-player modes within three recent Call of Duty titles, I explore first how these narrative simulations/simulated narratives invoke the sacrificial mythology of soldiers of the civilian public. Secondly, I detail how Call of Duty videogames expand experiences of the economy of patriotism. Ultimately, I bring attention to how these games may contribute to the civilian-military divideen_US
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dc.identifier.citationJohnson, Robert. "The Call of Higher Duty: How the Economy of Patriotism Extends from Real Civilians to Virtual Soldiers." Undergraduate thesis, Rice University, 2017. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/97385">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/97385</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalJohnson-Thesis-2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/97385en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
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dc.subjectcivil-military divideen_US
dc.subjectsoldieren_US
dc.subjectvideogameen_US
dc.subjectvirtual narrativeen_US
dc.subjecteconomy of patriotismen_US
dc.subjectgaming cultureen_US
dc.subjectmilitarizationen_US
dc.titleThe Call of Higher Duty: How the Economy of Patriotism Extends from Real Civilians to Virtual Soldiersen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.departmentAnthropologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelUndergraduateen_US
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