Dr. Akil Fletcher (@akilfletcher) 's Twitter Profile
Dr. Akil Fletcher

@akilfletcher

Anthropology Ph.D. | Postdoc & Lecturer at Princeton | Studies Black gaming communities| Gamer | Has probably seen all of your favorite anime

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Ok, I'm finally going to rip off the bandage and give this streaming thing a shot! twitch.tv/theblackblackm… If you're available, feel free to join me tomorrow, Saturday, at 3:00 p.m., where I will be streaming my playthrough of Assassin's Creed Shadows. (I'll try not to swear)

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Hey folks! Feel free to join me for my first Assassin's Creed Shadows playthrough! It's going live now! twitch.tv/theblackblackm…

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The #NintendoSwitch2 is going to bring me unbridled joy in these dark times. I can't wait to play the new games with my kids and students!

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I'm not ashamed to admit that the only game on the Switch 2 Direct that got me to shout at the top of my lungs was the new Kirby Air Riders. I put hundreds of hours into Kirby Air Ride when I was kid, just collecting pieces of Dragoon and flying around. We up!

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Hey folks, my Magfest talk "Masks Off: How video games tell non-Black stories with Black faces" was uploaded to youtube! Feel free to check it out here: youtu.be/lNNzjuc0dEM?si…

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Hey folks! If you're free tonight, feel free to join me for the Nevada Humanities stream, where I will be playing League of Legends and discussing Blackness and representation in gaming! nevadahumanities.org/events/humanit…

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Not that anyone asked.... but as an anthropologist, I think we've forgotten how deadly groups of humans have been over centuries. Now leave the gorillas alone.

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I recently found out that one of the undergraduate students I helped mentor got into his dream master's program at Stanford! While times may be tough, I am happy to see how support can help lift one another.

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When you do work that challenges the norm, academia can, at times, feel isolated. But, I felt nothing but love and joy at the 2025 Association of Black Anthropologist Conference in Dakar, Senegal. Here's to reinvigoration! So expect new pieces from me soon! #Blackanthropology

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Yessss!!! Soooooo excited! Thanks for letting me be a part Krys!!!! This is a great reminder that I might leave institutions but I never leave my students ♡♡♡♡

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As a lover of 3:00 am Adult swim content, i think folks should check out the show, Oh My God...Yes! One of the few adult animated shows headed by a Black woman and has Cree Summer all over it!

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As we all know, moving is hard, and relocation wasn't easy on my oldest kid. But a couple of months ago she decided she wanted to earn student of the month and today she finally achieved that!! I AM SO PROUD OF MY BABY GIRL!