Abstract: In the monster-filled world of Pokemon, there was an absence. Players considered the characters childish, and sought to live out a more sinister fantasy. The game's designers paid attention to these cues, and introduced the Dark/Ghost-type hybrid in the game's second generation. There was now a Pokemon with no weaknesses allowing players to take part in a more aggressive, domination-based experience. The subsequent introduction of an additional Dark/Ghost-type in the fifth generation fully filled this void as the game had a Pokemon described as 'evil' for the first time. Even in a fantasy world, the new characters defy what is possible. Cohen's Monster Theses suggest that these Pokemon serve to allow for more aggressive gameplay as they fully embody the spirit of the monster. Players craved these characters as cultures crave and create monsters, and the designers of the Pokemon universe delivered in kind.
Reasoning:
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen penned an essay entitled, "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)" as part of a larger anthology published in 1996. Using this work as a basis, I sought to analyze the introduction of the Dark/Ghost-typing (and Dark-typing by extension), in a University of Massachusetts - Department of History-approved Senior Independent Research Project.
I spent four months researching Monster Theory, Pokemon Theory, nearly every word uttered from the mouths of our beloved universe's creators - and I'd like the opportunity to share my findings with the community.
I hope that my article, if accepted, will incite others to create and share articles with a more academic audience in mind, while upping the legitimacy of our publication in the community - which is not to say we need it!
Please note, my article was written years ago. I've moved along to a career in finance, which is to say - I'm now a better writer. I will happily submit it as is, but if the idea is accepted, I'd like to submit a revised draft. The project did receive an A in its current form, however. :)
Reasoning:
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen penned an essay entitled, "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)" as part of a larger anthology published in 1996. Using this work as a basis, I sought to analyze the introduction of the Dark/Ghost-typing (and Dark-typing by extension), in a University of Massachusetts - Department of History-approved Senior Independent Research Project.
I spent four months researching Monster Theory, Pokemon Theory, nearly every word uttered from the mouths of our beloved universe's creators - and I'd like the opportunity to share my findings with the community.
I hope that my article, if accepted, will incite others to create and share articles with a more academic audience in mind, while upping the legitimacy of our publication in the community - which is not to say we need it!
Please note, my article was written years ago. I've moved along to a career in finance, which is to say - I'm now a better writer. I will happily submit it as is, but if the idea is accepted, I'd like to submit a revised draft. The project did receive an A in its current form, however. :)
