Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2019 Out of the Margins: Evolving Narrative Representation of Women in Video Games Rowan Lucas Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Digital Humanities Commons, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Other English Language and Literature Commons, and the Other Film and Media Studies Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5882 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. © Rowan Lucas 2019 All Rights Reserved Out of the Margins: Evolving Narrative Representation of Women in Video Games A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University by: Rowan Lucas Director: Dr. Les Harrison, Associate Professor and Director of MA, Department of English Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia May, 2019 i Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................................. ii List of Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................... iii Abstract