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Det fiktiva krigets relation till internationell humanitär rätt: En jämförelseanalys av Call of Duty: Modern Warfare och This War of Mine
Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies.
Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The fictitious war and its relation to international humanitarian law : A comparative analysis of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and This War of Mine (English)
Abstract [sv]

Mot bakgrund av den tidigare forskning och kritik kring ämnet digitala krigsspel har denna studie identifierat omfattningen av internationell humanitär rätt (IHL) i speltitlarna Call of Duty: Modern Warfare och This War of Mine samt diskuterat de etiska synpunkter som uppenbarats genom närläsning. Resultaten visar att dessa speltitlar skiljer sig i sin skildring av krig sett utifrån IHL. This War of Mine avbildar krig genom ett civilt perspektiv och genom sitt narrativ tar spelet ingen ställning till någon sida utan förmedlar, genom sina porträtteringar av brott mot IHL, den allvarsamma realiteten av krig. I kontrast till detta ställer sig Call of Duty: Modern Warfare på en sida av rättfärdigande av krig mot de makter som hotar den fria världen genom våldshandlingar som brott mot IHL, detta porträtteras genom både ett militärt och därtill civil perspektiv. Vidare har denna studie identifierat frågor vi anser vara av stort intresse för framtida forskning inom digitala krigsspel.

Abstract [en]

In the light of previous research and criticism on the subject of digital war games, this study has identified the scope of international humanitarian law (IHL) in the game titles Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and This War of Mine and discussed the ethical views revealed through close reading. The results show that these game titles differ in their depiction of war seen from the IHL. This War of Mine depicts war through a civilian perspective and through its narrative, the game takes no position on either side but conveys, through its portrayals of crimes against the IHL, the serious reality of war. In contrast, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare stands on one side of justifying war against the powers that threaten the free world through acts of violence as a crime against the IHL, this is portrayed through both a military and a civilian perspective. Furthermore, this study has identified issues we consider to be of great interest for future research in digital war games.

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2021. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
Wargames, Representation, War, Ethics, Narrative, Perspective, International humanitarian law
Keywords [sv]
Krigsspel, Representation, Krig, Etik, Narrativ, Perspektiv, Internationell humanitär rätt
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Media Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-44688OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-44688DiVA, id: diva2:1541743
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Media Technology
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Technology
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Available from: 2021-04-07 Created: 2021-04-02 Last updated: 2021-04-07Bibliographically approved

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