Musical Representations of Gender in Nier: Automata and Similar Role-Playing Video Games

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dc.contributor.advisorBoss, Jack
dc.contributor.authorHarper, Hayden
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-13T18:40:56Z
dc.date.available2021-09-13T18:40:56Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-13
dc.description.abstractIt is no secret that the video game industry codifies gendered stereotypes, which appear in mechanics and visual illustrations of characters in games. In this thesis, I scrutinize the construction of gender in the musical elements of soundtracks in role-playing games. Expanding upon Michael Austin’s work (2018), I examine how musical gender construction compares with the visual and interactive representations of gender on the screen. Using Nier: Automata as the primary case, I employ a variety of techniques to demonstrate how musical parameters subvert expectations established by other role-playing games. However, a conflict exists when we contrast musical observations with the visual and interactive elements. A ludomusical dissonance sustains between the aural and visual images of the main characters. In examining the gendered ludomusical dissonance in Nier: Automata, my thesis shows that dissecting musical representations of gender, in relation to the visual and interactive constructions, transforms unnecessarily gendered perceptions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/26662
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectFeminist Musicologyen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectLudomusicologyen_US
dc.subjectMultimedia Studiesen_US
dc.subjectNeo-Riemannian Theoryen_US
dc.subjectVideo Game Studiesen_US
dc.titleMusical Representations of Gender in Nier: Automata and Similar Role-Playing Video Games
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool of Music and Dance
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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