A Clash of Critics - Scholarly Criticism About A Song of Ice and Fire
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A Clash of Critics - Scholarly Criticism About A Song of Ice and Fire
Welcome to A Clash of Critics, your scholarly podcast about George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
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Romantic and Barbaric Medievalism in A Song of Ice and Fire (Sansa II, AGoT)
In this episode we are joined by special guest Dr Shiloh Carroll to chat about medievalism in A Song of Ice and Fire, and explore how Sansa II sets up...
"Sleepy with Wine and Tired of Doom": Slum Tourism at the Wall (Tyrion III, AGoT)
In this episode, we consider how Tyrion engages in a type of "tourism" in his visit to the wall.
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Understanding Genre in A Song of Ice and Fire (Eddard IV, AGoT)
In this episode, we provide an introduction to what genre means, and how we might attach various genres and sub-genres to A Song of Ice and Fire.
"Lord Snow'": Class, Privilege and Ideology (Jon III, AGoT)
In this episode we dip our toes into Marxist theory to chat about Jon's class privilege at the Wall.
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Al...
The Place-Making of King's Landing (Cat IV, AGoT)
In this episode we discuss the introduction of a very important "character" in A Song of Ice and Fire: King's Landing.
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The Literary Coma (Bran III, AGoT)
In this episode, we look at the literal and symbolic function of the coma in fiction.
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Colbeck, M 2014,...
On the Symbolism and Killability of Animals (Sansa I & Eddard III, AGoT)
In this episode, we look at the role of non-human animals in ASoIaF and explore what it means for animals to be "killable."
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Gender and Grief: ‘Right’ Ways of Mourning (Catelyn III, AGoT)
In this episode we return to the idea of grief to examine how grief becomes gendered and how particular ways of expressing grief are considered more o...
Taking the Black: Restorative Justice and the Night’s Watch (Tyrion II, AGoT)
In this episode we consider to what extent the Night's Watch plays a role in the idea of restorative justice in Westeros and ask how we can begin to t...
Calculating Innocence Versus Threat: A Philosophy of Oathkeeping (Eddard II, AGoT)
In this episode we ask what it means to be an honourable person and consider the normative weight of oaths in Eddard II.
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Essos and the Orient: Dothraki Weddings and Desert Romances (Daenerys II, AGoT)
In this episode we discuss how the culturally familiar event of the wedding is used to 'Other' the Dothraki in Daenerys II.
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Female Masculinity: On Tomboys and Gender Outlaws (Jon II, AGoT)
In this episode we are joined by special guest Dr Tobi Evans to chat about Arya and female masculinity in Jon II. You can find Tobi at https://likedrk...
Fan Fiction in the World of Ice and Fire: Who Is an Author and Are They Dead?
This episode is the first in a series of special episodes on fandom in the world of ice and fire. This episode focuses on fan fiction and how we imagi...
Constructing Normalcy in Westeros (Tyrion I, AGoT)
In this episode we discuss how the disabled body is constructed in ASOIAF against an imagined "normal" body, beginning with Tyrion I.
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Boyhood (Bran II, AGoT)
In this episode we explore how boyhood is imagined and idealised through the eyes of Bran in Bran II.
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Family and Legitimacy as a Construct (Jon I, Catelyn II, & Arya I, AGoT)
In this episode we think about "legitimacy" in family units as a social, legal, and moral construct.
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Fi...
Homosociality, Grief, and Love Between Men (Eddard I, AGoT)
In this episode we return to Foucault to explore the love between Ned and Robert as a form of queer intimacy, as well as the grief they share over Lya...
Homes and Homelands (Catelyn I & Daenerys I, AGoT)
In this episode we look at how homes and homelands are imagined by Cat and Dany, and discuss the role of prosthetic memory.
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Sovereign Power and Punishment as Spectacle (Bran I, AGoT)
In this episode we explore how sovereign power is wielded in the North and consider the function of Gared's execution as a spectacle.
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Zombies as Metaphor: Climate Change and the Long Night (Prologue, AGoT)
In this episode, we tackle the Prologue chapter of A Game of Thrones through the lens of the zombie-as-metaphor. We address some of the most pervasive...
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Harrison, M. 2018, “Power and Punishment in Game of Thrones,” in Joe Leeson-Schatz, Amber George (...
Disability in Game of Thrones (a lecture excerpt from The University of Sydney)
This video is an excerpt from a lecture in Introduction to Gender Studies delivered by Mia Harrison at the University of Sydney on May 16, 2019. The t...