Course
WGST-420: Seminar
Document Type
Student Paper
Publication Date
Spring 2017
Disciplines
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Feminist Philosophy | Other Film and Media Studies
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
This paper explores the feminist ethic of care in Undertale's "meta" narrative and gameplay from the perspective of an avid gamer. Using Nel Noddings' ethical framework to analyze the actions and attitudes of the characters (including the player) and their consequences, I argue that Undertale provides distinctively feminist ethical gameplay that not only criticizes the frequent violence in role-playing games, but also encourages the player to always approach any interaction with a character (or a real person) as an encounter between individuals whose unique circumstances and needs must be considered.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Marzahn, Evan. "“Don’t You Have Anything Better to Do?” : A Care-Focused Feminist Analysis of Undertale" (2017). Women's and Gender Studies: Student Scholarship & Creative Works.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/wgststudent/1
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Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Feminist Philosophy Commons, Other Film and Media Studies Commons