Reading of “The Pearl” at Trash Cat Lit’s What Comes to Light Event
Screenshot I thoroughly enjoyed reading “The Pearl” and especially hearing all the other contributors’ share their brilliant stories in their...
Mike Piero Presents Academic Scholarship and Fiction at 2026 NeMLA Conference in Pittsburgh
Dr. Mike Piero presented an academic paper, “‘No Longer a Servant, No Less than a God’: Elegiac Praise in Cult...
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...
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...
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...
Conference Presentation, OATYC: “Game On: Engaging Students with Video Games Inside and Outside the Classroom”
Dr. Mike Piero presented “Game On: Engaging Students with Video Games Inside and Outside the Classroom” on October 7, 2022...
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...
Invited Talk: “Read, Write, Game: How Video Games Communicate Culture and Shape Our Lives”
On November 17, 2021, Dr. Mike Piero presented “Read, Write, Game: How Video Games Communicate Culture and Shape Our Lives”...
Invited Talk: “Playing the Game (of Life) on Hard Mode: Racism in Video Games and our Discussions about Games.” Let’s Talk About It Discussion Series
On February 3, 2021, Dr. Mike Piero facilitated a discussion about video games and systemic racism as part of Cuyahoga...