Women in Game of Thrones | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780786494163 | Women in Game of Thrones | Power, Conformity and Resistance | Frankel

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Beschreibung

Game of Thrones, one of the hottest series on television, leaves hundreds of critics divided on how "feminist" the show really is. Certainly the female characters, strong and weak, embody a variety of archetypes--widow queens, warrior women, damsels in distress, career women, priestesses, crones, mothers and maidens. However, the problem is that most of them play a single role without nuance--even the "strong women" have little to do besides strut about as one-note characters. This book analyzes the women and their portrayals one by one, along with their historical inspirations. Accompanying issues in television studies also appear, from the male gaze to depiction of race. How these characters are treated in the series and how they treat themselves becomes central, as many strip for the pleasure of men or are sacrificed as pawns. Some nude scenes or moments of male violence are fetishized and filmed to tantalize, while others show the women's trauma and attempt to identify with the scene's female perspective. The key is whether the characters break out of their traditional roles and become multidimensional.

Über den Autor

Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of 75 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Controversial Issues in the Series

Gratuitous Sex?

Rape

Male Gaze

Fake Lesbian Scenes

Race

Independent Action versus Acting for Others

Part II: Exploring Archetypes and Tropes

Female Archetypes

The Strong Females

The Warrior Woman Archetype

The Warrior: Arya and Brienne

The Bodyguard: Osha and Meera

The Pirate: Asha/Yara

The Career Woman: Talisa

The Warrior-Anima

The Feminized Females

Widows and Mothers: The Chatelaines and Queen Consorts

Maidens: The Innocent, the Orphan, and the Femme Fatale

The Prostitutes

The Crones

The Seers

Tricksters: The Sand Snakes

Great Goddess: The Heart Trees

Monstrous Woman: Stoneheart

The Hero Queen: Daenerys

Part III: Gender Roles in Westeros

Women in Westeros

Men in the Gender Biased System

Women Despise Men by Despising Women

Men's Attitudes Toward Women

Fan Reactions

Conclusion

Appendix 1. Cast

Appendix 2. Episode List

Appendix 3. Archetypes

Works Cited

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Fotografie
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786494163
ISBN-10:	0786494166
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Frankel, Valerie Estelle
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Valerie Estelle Frankel
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.04.2014
Gewicht:	0,358 kg