Out d‘Coup LIVE | Gwen Marshall, Associate Prof. Philosophy at FIU and co-owner of Arcanist Press

<p>On tonight's show, I welcome Gwendolyn Marshall to the show. We’ll be talking about her book, "<a href='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314622?affiliate_id=297003'>Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e</a>," that’s the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons. You mean THAT Dungeons & Dragons? Yes, that one. As the #BlackLivesMatter movement has brought renewed attention to the centrality of race in American history and contemporary capitalism, fans of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons have been looking for ways to ensure the games they love don't reproduce exploitative and oppressive discourses on race. During the COVID-19 pandemic, D&D has seen an explosion of new players and a renewed energy to take the rules of the game into the 21st century. "Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e," is a standout example of this work. </p> <p>Gwendolyn Marshall is an associate professor of philosophy at Florida international University, where she works on early modern philosophy and feminist history of philosophy. As co-owner of <a href='https://arcanistpress.com/'>Arcanist Press</a>, she is also a game designer and publisher, having published the award-winning "Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e," and the upcoming "S5E: Superheroic Roleplaying for 5th Edition." She is also a parent, punk, leftist, and all-around geek, as well as a trans woman.</p> <p>Check out all Arcanist Press publications: <a href='https://arcanistpress.com/products'>https://arcanistpress.com/products</a></p> <p> </p>