Research Catalog

Title

Women in Game of thrones : power, conformity and resistance / Valerie Estelle Franke.

Author

Frankel, Valerie Estelle.

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

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Holdings

Details

Description

viii, 206 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"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 embody a spectrum of archetypes. However, the problematic area is that most of them play a single role without nuance. This book analyzes the women and their portrayals one by one"--

Subject

• Game of thrones (Television program)
• Women on television
• Feminism on television

Genre/Form

• Television programs
• Émissions télévisées.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-199) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. 1. Controversial issues in the series. -- Gratuitous sex? -- Rape -- Male gaze -- Fake lesbian scenes -- Race -- Independent action versus acting for others -- pt. 2. 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 women : stoneheart -- The hero queen : Daenerys -- pt. 3. 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.

ISBN

• 9780786494163 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786494166 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 9781476615547 (ebook)
• 1476615543 (ebook)

LCCN

^^2014010532

OCLC

864097195

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library