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  1. Women in Game of thrones
    power, conformity and resistance
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  McFarland, Jefferson, NC

    "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 spectrum of archetypes--widow queens, warrior women,... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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    "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 spectrum of archetypes--widow queens, warrior women, damsels in distress, career women, priestesses, crones, mothers and maidens. However, the problematic area is that most of them play a single role without nuance--even the 'strong women' have little to do besides strut about as one-note characters. This book analyzes the women and their portrayals one by one, along with their historical inspirations. Accompanying issues in television studies also appear, from the male gaze to depiction of race. How these characters are treated in the series and how they treat themselves becomes central, as many strip for the pleasure of men or are sacrificed as pawns. Some nude scenes or moments of male violence are fetishized and filmed to tantalize, while others show the women's trauma and attempt to identify with the scene's female perspective. The key is whether the characters break out of their traditional roles and become multidimensional"--Provided by publisher

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781476615547
    RVK Categories: AP 39800 ; HU 9800
    Subjects: Women on television; Feminism on television; PERFORMING ARTS
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 206 Seiten)
  2. Women in Game of thrones
    power, conformity and resistance
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  McFarland, Jefferson, NC

    "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 spectrum of archetypes--widow queens, warrior women,... more

    Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
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    Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
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    Universitätsbibliothek Osnabrück
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    "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 spectrum of archetypes--widow queens, warrior women, damsels in distress, career women, priestesses, crones, mothers and maidens. However, the problematic area is that most of them play a single role without nuance--even the 'strong women' have little to do besides strut about as one-note characters. This book analyzes the women and their portrayals one by one, along with their historical inspirations. Accompanying issues in television studies also appear, from the male gaze to depiction of race. How these characters are treated in the series and how they treat themselves becomes central, as many strip for the pleasure of men or are sacrificed as pawns. Some nude scenes or moments of male violence are fetishized and filmed to tantalize, while others show the women's trauma and attempt to identify with the scene's female perspective. The key is whether the characters break out of their traditional roles and become multidimensional"--Provided by publisher

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781476615547
    RVK Categories: AP 39800 ; HU 9800
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Subjects: Women on television; Feminism on television; PERFORMING ARTS
    Scope: Online-Ressource
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    Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record

  3. Women in Game of thrones
    power, conformity and resistance
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  McFarland, Jefferson

    Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781476615547; 9780786494163
    RVK Categories: AP 39800 ; HU 9800
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Subjects: Women on television; Feminism on television
    Scope: Online-Ressource (215 S.)
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record