»Games and Literature« explores the intersections of literary studies and digital games. This volume examines how games function as narrative media, cultural artefacts, and objects of scholarly preservation. With perspectives from literary scholars, archivists, and game researchers, it highlights the evolving status of games within academia and cultural memory. Emphasising interdisciplinary approaches, the book addresses storytelling, archiving practices, and game analysis, contributing to ongoing debates on how cultural artefacts evolve through digital media.
Abstract: Der Sammelband »Games & Literature«, hervorgegangen aus einer internationalen Konferenz am Deutschen Literaturarchiv Marbach, untersucht die Schnittstellen von Literaturwissenschaft und digitalen Spielen. Literaturwissenschaftler/-innen, Spieleforscher/-innen und Vertreter/-innen sammelnder Einrichtungen beleuchten Games u. a. als narrative Medien (Storytelling), kulturelle Artefakte und Objekte wissenschaftlicher Bewahrung und Archivierung.
Der Band erscheint vollständig in englischer Sprache.
Dîlan Canan Çakir is a literary scholar and Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the University of Cambridge (Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, German). Until December 2025, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Cluster of Excellence Temporal Communities: Doing Literature in a Global Perspective (Research Area 5: “Building Digital Communities”) at Freie Universität Berlin. She studied German Studies at the University of Stuttgart. Her doctoral dissertation, submitted in 2021, was published in 2024 under the title "Poetische Ökonomie im Drama. Einakter im 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert". Her research interests include German literature (18th to 21st century), activism and literature, dramatic theory, theater studies, game studies in relation to literary theory, and Digital Humanities.
mehrAnna Kinder, geb. 1979, Leiterin des Forschungsreferats am Deutschen Literaturarchiv Marbach, Studium der Germanistik und Politikwissenschaft in München und Heidelberg, Promotion 2013 an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Veröffentlichung u. a.: Geldströme. Literatur und Geld im Romanwerk Thomas Manns (2013).
mehrSebastian Möring is professor for Game Design at Macromedia University Berlin. Research areas include philosophy and aesthetics of video games and games in educational contexts. PhD in 2013 in Copenhagen, after studying Cultural Studies and Media Studies. Publication: Games and Metaphor – A Critical Analysis of the Metaphor Discourse in Game Studies (2013).
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