June 2026

Call for Proposals! The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Animal Crossing

The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Animal Crossing, edited by George Farmer and Bethany Thomas. Animal Crossing is a widely beloved video game franchise published by Nintendo. Known for its relaxed atmosphere and at-your-own-pace core gameplay loop, each game centres on your human character moving to a small town, village, or remote island. While there is no fixed ‘goal’ of the game beyond paying off a house-building loan given to the player by Tom Nook, the resident entrepreneur (or capitalist overlord), the player is encouraged to complete tasks to make the best use of their time as a new resident and...

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The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Black Mirror

Play Story Press is excited to release The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Black Mirror, edited by Sarah Hays. The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Black Mirror explores the psychological themes at the heart of the Black Mirror television and streaming series. Authors from media, culture, and fandom studies explore how the advancement of technology has far-reaching impacts on us, for better and for worse. This includes broad considerations of the series and more focused discussions of particular episodes. The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Black Mirror

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