“Your best American girl”: Race, gender and labour in Life is Strange: True Colors (re-upload)

TW // Depictions of blood and needles. Discussions of and depictions of sexual violence and abuse; physical abuse; xenophobia; racism; child abuse; death and grief. Join us for the ultimate deep dive into Life is Strange: True Colors. We'll be asking, what exactly is empathy, and what do race and gender have to do with it? How are sex and romance represented in the game? And how does the game address the effects that capitalism has on our lives? (Re-uploaded and re-edited due to some copyright issues - now with more comprehensive on-screen references!) Contents: 0:00 - Intro 3:52 - Key concept 24:38 - I. Your mother wouldn't approve of how your mother raised me, but I do (I think I do) 25:50 - I.i. Empathy 34:10 - I.ii. The nuclear family 39:54 - I.iii. Foster care 49:00 - I.iv. Psychiatry 54:00 I.v. Housing 57:06 - I.vi. The racism of foster care 1:11:55 - I.vii. Conclusion (just of this section) 1:19:34 - II. Nothing cuts like a mother 1:25:02 - III. Everything is sex, except sex, which is power (and production) 1:58:17 - IV. Typhon cares! 2:09:48 - V. Conclusion 2:12:06 - Outro Links: Twitter:   / gameassistyt   Patreon:   / gameassistyt   Merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/gam... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/gameassist Buy some books! (affiliate link): https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/GameAssist Full reference list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i... Music: Charlotte's Anger - Unknown Haven - Novo Amor Heavy Gets Light - Angus and Julia Stone Hold On To - Angus and Julia Stone Imagining a future in Haven - Unknown Living Underground - Angus and Julia Stone Tears - Angus and Julia Stone Thank You - Dido Resources: Fonts: Poppins Artwork: Fiona Marchbank @FionaCreates Media Logos: Wikimedia Commons