Women of ice and fire : gender, Game of thrones and multiple media engagements / edited by Anne Gjelsvik, Rikke Schubart.

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TextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781501302916
1501302914
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1501302922
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women of ice and fireDDC classification:

791.45/72 23

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PN1992.77.G35 W86 2016eb

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PER010030 | SOC032000

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Contents:

Introduction / Rikke Schubart and Anne Gjelsvik -- Chapter 1. Adapting Sex: Cultural Conceptions of Sexuality in Words and Images / Mariah Larsson -- Chapter 2, Adapting Desire: Wives, Prostitutes, and Smallfolk / Shannon Wells-Lassagne -- Chapter 3. Unspeakable Acts of (Sexual) Terror as/in Quality Television / Anne Gjelsvik -- Chapter 4. Sworn Swords and Noble Ladies: Female Characters in Game of Thrones Video Games / Felix Schr�oter -- Chapter 5. Woman with Dragons: Daenerys, Pride, and Postfeminist Possibilities / Rikke Schubart -- Chapter 6. Power Play and Family Ties: Hybrid Fantasy, Network Narrative, and Female Characters / Helle Kannik Haastrup -- Chapter 7. "Maiden, Mother, and Crone": Motherhood in the World of Ice and Fire / Marts Eidsv�ag -- Chapter 8. Women Warriors from Chivalry to Vengeance / Yvonne Tasker and Lindsay Steenberg -- Chapter 9. Female Machiavellian in Westeros / Elizabeth Beaton -- Chapter 10. The Expert Female Fan Recap on YouTube / Susana Tosca and Lisbeth Klastrup -- Chapter 11. "I'm not going to fight them, I'm going to fuck them": Sexist Liberalism and Gender (A)Politics in Game of Thrones / St�ephanie Genz.

Summary: "George R.R. Martin's acclaimed seven-book fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire is unique for its strong and multi-faceted female protagonists, from teen queen Daenerys, scheming Queen Cersei, child avenger Arya, knight Brienne, Red Witch Melisandre, and many more. The Game of Thrones universe challenges, exploits, yet also changes how we think of women and gender, not only in fantasy, but in Western culture in general. Divided into three sections addressing questions of adaptation from novel to television, female characters, and politics and female audience engagement within the GoT universe, the interdisciplinary and international lineup of contributors analyze gender in relation to female characters and topics such as genre, sex, violence, adaptation, and fan fictions and fan reviews. The genre of fantasy was once considered a primarily male territory with male heroes. Women of Ice and Fire shows how the GoT universe challenges, exploits, and reimagines gender and why it holds strong appeal to female readers, audiences, and online participants"-- Provided by publisher.

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"George R.R. Martin's acclaimed seven-book fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire is unique for its strong and multi-faceted female protagonists, from teen queen Daenerys, scheming Queen Cersei, child avenger Arya, knight Brienne, Red Witch Melisandre, and many more. The Game of Thrones universe challenges, exploits, yet also changes how we think of women and gender, not only in fantasy, but in Western culture in general. Divided into three sections addressing questions of adaptation from novel to television, female characters, and politics and female audience engagement within the GoT universe, the interdisciplinary and international lineup of contributors analyze gender in relation to female characters and topics such as genre, sex, violence, adaptation, and fan fictions and fan reviews. The genre of fantasy was once considered a primarily male territory with male heroes. Women of Ice and Fire shows how the GoT universe challenges, exploits, and reimagines gender and why it holds strong appeal to female readers, audiences, and online participants"-- Provided by publisher.

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