Women in Game of thrones : power, conformity and resistance /

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...

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Main Author: Frankel, Valerie Estelle, 1980-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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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.
Physical Description:viii, 206 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index.
ISBN:9780786494163 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786494166 (softcover : alk. paper)
9781476615547 (ebook)
1476615543 (ebook)