Women in Game of Thrones: Power, Conformity and Resistance

by Valerie Estelle Frankel and Athena Dixon

Book Overview

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, strong and weak, embody a variety of archetypes--widow queens, warrior women, damsels in distress, career women, priestesses, crones, mothers and maidens. However, the problem is that most of them play a single role without nuance--even the "strong women" have little to do besides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786494166
• ISBN13: 9780786494163
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher