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ArticleInternational Journal of Role-Playing17 Jun 2024

"It Might Have a Little to Do with Wish Fulfillment": The Life-Giving Force of Queer Performance in TTRPG Spaces

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"It Might Have a Little to Do with Wish Fulfillment": The Life-Giving Force of Queer Performance in TTRPG Spaces Abstract: In Cruel Optimism, Lauren Berlant asserts that "fantasy [can serve] as a life-sustaining defense against the attritions of ordinary violent history," which is a statement that holds true for many queer role-players in TTRPG spaces (Berlant 2012, 45).

"It Might Have a Little to Do with Wish Fulfillment": The Life-Giving Force of Queer Performance in TTRPG Spaces

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