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Vignette of a January women's rally in Montréal

Jan 22, 2017 3 min read colonialism gentrification Montréal manifencours Comments

“Debout, debout!” comes the static-filled call from the raging granny on her microphone, somewhere far into the crowd. Another microphone, this time pushed into the face of my partner, the only visible man

The gentleman farmer, labour and land: ecocritical possibilities in Stardew Valley

May 3, 2016 12 min read Games ecocriticism environment nonhuman green capitalism Stardew Valley farming sustainability labour gentrification capitalism pastoral Comments

In my first post about Stardew Valley, I wrote about the romanticization of agriculture and rural life, dumpster diving, as well as what kind of gameplay the game encourages in its players. In this post I'll expand on some of that, as well as explore the game's treatment of labour and the land.