Upcoming Workshop – “Empathy Machines” for Mandel Youth Humanities Academy, Feb. 2025
On February 21, 2025, Dr. Mike Piero will lead a humanities workshop for high school students interested in Cuyahoga Community...
Peer-Reviewed Article Published in European Journal of American Culture – “A Far Cry from Greatness: Christian Fundamentalism, Liberty Porn, and the ‘Good People’ of Trump’s America in Far Cry 5″
The European Journal of American Culture published Dr. Mike Piero’s “A Far Cry from Greatness: Christian Fundamentalism, Liberty Porn, and...
Invited Talk, “Gaming and Happiness.” Learning for Life Lecture Series, Cuyahoga Community College, Westshore Campus, November 15, 2023.
Dr. Mike Piero presented “Gaming and Happiness” at Cuyahoga Community College for their Learning for Life Lecture Series on November...
Peer-Reviewed Publication – “Turnt, Trippy, and Tipsy: Video Games, Drugs, and Allo-Ludicity.” Anglica Wratislaviensia, edited by Agata Zarzycka
Dr. Mike Piero’s peer-reviewed article, “Turnt, Trippy, and Tipsy: Video Games, Drugs, and Allo-Ludicity,” appeared in the Polish journal, Anglica...
Conference Presentation – “‘Every Herb Bearing Seed’: Reefer Madness and Playing Prohibition in Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire.” 2022 Literature/Film Association Conference, New Orleans, 21 October 2022.
Dr. Mike Piero presented “‘Every Herb Bearing Seed’: Reefer Madness and Playing Prohibition in Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire” at the...
Conference Presentation – “Liberty Porn: Far Cry 5 and the “Good People” of Trump’s America.” Community College Humanities Association National Conference, Cleveland, OH, 14 October 2022.
Dr. Mike Piero presented “Liberty Porn: Far Cry 5 and the ‘Good People’ of Trump’s America” at the national 2022...
Book Endorsement – Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Coronavirus
Dr. Piero endorsed Richard Greene and Rachel Robison-Green’s new book, Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Coronavirus: A Philosophical Treatment...
Podcast, “Video Games and the Humanities,” More Human podcast, episode 10, May 23, 2022.
Dr. Mike Piero talks with Dean of the Mandel Humanities Center, Dr. Matt Jordan, on the More Human podcast about...
Peer-Reviewed Publication: “Post-COVID Pedagogy and Ethics: A Call to Teach the Banality of Evil.” The CEA Mid-Atlantic Review, vol. 29, 2021, pp. 39-51.
Dr. Mike Piero’s essay, “Post-COVID Pedagogy and Ethics: A Call to Teach the Banality of Evil,” appeared in the peer-reviewed...