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Life Lessons With Atreus And Chloe: Mature Video Games As Opportunity Spaces For Family Conversations, Angela Vanden Elzen, Adam L. Vanden Elzen

Faculty Publications

The effects of childhood and adolescent exposure to mature video games has been a recurring topic in popular culture as well as academic research for many years. While many studies have been conducted, a consensus has not been reached. Video games have been shown,however,to play a positive role in family togetherness and act as an opportunity space to encourage family discussion. Through a review of the literature, this article argues that mature video games can serve as opportunity spaces for families with older children and teens. A case study in which the M-rated video games,Life is Strange: Before the Storm …

Lawrence Welcomes Authors For Fox Cities Book Festival, Lawrence University

Press Releases

Lawrence University will host visits by three authors and a documentary film screening in conjunction with the 6th annual Fox Cities Book Festival. All events are free and open to the public. Lawrence is one of the sponsors of the book festival.

Writer and neuroscientist Lisa Genova, author of the New York Times’ bestsellers “Love Anthony,” “Still Alice” and “Left Neglected” speaks Friday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Harper Hall. Genova, who writes “about people living with neurological diseases and conditions that are feared, ignored, or misunderstood,” has appeared on Dr. Oz and CNN and was featured in the …

Lawrence In The Civil War, Erin Dix

Library Publications and Presentations

This presentation addressed Lawrence University history during the Civil War. It was offered as part of a series of campus events commemorating the 150^th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.