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Jon Bailes

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Cyprus, United Kingdom
Covers:  video games, film, social theory, ideology
Games Editor at @edgeonline PhD in European Studies from UCL. Author of Ideology and the Virtual City. Freelance bylines: WaPo, Wired, Eurogamer, Guardian

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I am a freelance writer and researcher. I write about social theory, and about video games. I have a PhD from University College London.

My work includes:
The book, Ideology and the Virtual City: Videogames, Power Fantasies and Neoliberalism (Zero Books, 2019)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ideology-Virtual-City-Videogames-Neoliberalism/dp/1789041643/ref=sr_1_1?s=books
Reviews, commentaries and retrospectives on videogames
Online articles about neoliberalism and popular culture
Academic journal arti…

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By email.

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I love writing.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My book, Ideology and the Virtual City: Videogames, Power Fantasies and Neoliberalism.

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