The doctoral dissertation titled Role-playing Games as Transformative Spaces for Trans People to Explore, Express, and Embody Gender by MSc. Josephine Baird will be publicly examined in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences at Tampere University on 6 November 2026. The dissertation is in the field of media, communication and performing arts, specifically games studies.
The Opponent will be Associate Professor Edmond Y. Chang from Ohio University in the United States of America. The Custos will be Docent Jaakko Stenros.
Press release
https://www.tuni.fi/en/tau/news-and-events/josephine-baird-games-provide-space-trans-people-express-their-gender
The doctoral dissertation is available online