Andy is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Journalism and Communication who works at the intersection of game studies and critical/cultural studies, focusing on the memetic discourses and paratexts produced by online gaming communities. His dissertation examines the influence of the online far-right in gaming culture, especially its potential for shaping attitudes and expectations around games and gaming. Andy has published original research in New Media & Society(forthcoming) and the Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports. His writing also appears in Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies and Popular Music and Society.
