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... Chapter 4 considers the Metal Gear Solid series (Konami, 1998–2015), which follows several covert agents as they infiltrate terrorist bases and active war zones. It analyzes the player character Solid Snake as half-Japanese and half-white, locating Snake’s biraciality in the context...

... Metal Gear Solid biraciality Asian American studies new media Japanese game studies ...

... for which the expectation is translation and return. video games Asian American digital humanities new media Chapter 4 considers the Metal Gear Solid series (Konami, 1998–2015), which follows several covert agents as they infiltrate terrorist bases and active war zones. It analyzes...

... The chapter recalls various workshops and exercises that Rosemarie and Vincent developed over the years, geared toward teachers, community activists, and others in the helping professions—how they focused on storytelling as a healing tool, on resources of spirituality for activism...

... represents a specific reading of the sociohistorical spatial formation of Brazil. The coexistence of distinct forms of violence and exploitation is notably geared toward Black Brazilians and slum dwellers. Initiated during the colonial period, this violence continued to be practiced by current militias...

... the gears of history, rendering them ineffective. In response to this predicament, “Under Pressure” diverges from targeting a specific segment of society as its audience; instead, it embraces a conglomerate audience. The song commences with the portrayal of a lone couple and concludes with a vision...

.... Guided by the prudent logic of “sound finance,” the Crown and the Sultanate of Zanzibar authorized the firm to take up the task of administering the territory, an occupation that was geared toward establishing a revenue regime and securing corporate profits. Central to this project: the construction...

... Games from Japan carry a double colonial legacy—that of the oppressor in the Asia-Pacific, and that of the oppressed under Western imperialism in Asia and the Allied Occupation. This double coloniality is explored through the SoulCalibur (1995–), Final Fantasy (1987–), and Metal Gear (1987...

... alive through cultural institutions. Christine Johnson valorized Garvey and Malcolm in her children’s textbooks geared toward African American youth. Georgina Thornton Rev. Clarence W. Harding Jr. Liberia Marcus Garvey Institute Black Power ...

... Institute The chapter recalls various workshops and exercises that Rosemarie and Vincent developed over the years, geared toward teachers, community activists, and others in the helping professions—how they focused on storytelling as a healing tool, on resources of spirituality for activism...

... imperialism in Asia and the Allied Occupation. This double coloniality is explored through the SoulCalibur (1995–), Final Fantasy (1987–), and Metal Gear (1987–) series to see how colonial complexities function across different genres. Colonial legacies coalesce in the visual and narrative...

... of distinct forms of violence and exploitation is notably geared toward Black Brazilians and slum dwellers. Initiated during the colonial period, this violence continued to be practiced by current militias to the advance of today’s extreme right. This chapter traces the historical origins of militias...