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Colonized Morality Mechanics: The Struggle to Be Good in Telltale’s The Walking Dead
by Jess Erion Published September 2023 Download full pdf of article here (TBC) Abstract Zombies have a long and fraught history in the media as products of colonial rule. They have frequently represented white anxieties about slave uprisings, the Orient, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, socialism, and more. Telltale’s The Walking Dead game introduces… Continue reading
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