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Vying for the Iron Throne: Essays on Power, Gender, Death and Performance in HBO's <em>Game of Thrones</em>

Vying for the Iron Throne: Essays on Power, Gender, Death and Performance in HBO's Game of Thrones

Description

Game of Thrones has changed the landscape of television during an era hailed as the Golden Age of TV. An adaptation of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy A Song of Fire and Ice, the HBO series has taken on a life of its own with original plotlines that advance past those of Martin's books.

The death of protagonist Ned Stark at the end of Season One launched a killing spree in television--major characters now die on popular shows weekly. While many shows kill off characters for pure shock value, death on Game of Thrones produces seismic shifts in power dynamics--and resurrected bodies that continue to fight. This collection of new essays explores how power, death, gender, and performance intertwine in the series.

ISBN

9781476674261

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

McFarland & Company

City

Jefferson, North Carolina

Disciplines

Film and Media Studies | Performance Studies | Television

Comments

Description courtesy of McFarland & Company; cover image courtesy of Amazon.

Subject Areas

Game of thrones (Television program); Power (Social sciences) on television; Death on television; Sex on television; Sex role on television; Women on television

Author/Editor Bio

Lindsey Mantoan is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Resident Dramaturg at Linfield College. She holds a Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies from Stanford University, an M.A. in Performance as Public Practice from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in Architecture and Urban Planning from Princeton University.

Sara Brady is an associate professor at Bronx Community College, City University of New York, and managing editor of TDR: The Drama Review.

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