James Paul Gee
Emeritus Professor
Dr. James Paul Gee (James Gee) is a retired professor of linguistics who last taught at Arizona State University. He earned his PhD in linguistics from Stanford. His research areas include theoretical linguistics, discourse analysis, the philosophy of language, and new literacy. In these arenas, much of Dr. Gee's work focused on how language enacts and shapes identity and cultural perspective. In other words, language is the way we make sense of ourselves and the world around us. How we speak reflects who we are and shapes our and others' perceptions about us. Discourse analysis can be useful in EdTech, too, especially in game design and creation. Dr. Gee has also researched (video)games and learning. His 2003 (2007 2nd edition) book What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy is arguably foundational to the study of game-based learning, especially in the humanities.
Some of his most cited work includes
Gee, J. P. (2007) What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy (2nd ed.). St. Martin's Griffin.
Gee, J. P. (2015). Social linguistics and literacies: Ideology in discourses (5th ed.). Routledge.
Note: The first edition of Social Linguistics and Literacies was published in 1990.
Gee, J. P. (2014). An introduction to discourse analysis: Theory and method (4th ed.).
Note: The first edition of this book was published in 1999.
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Websites:
James Paul Gee (personal website)
James Paul Gee (Wikipedia)