{"product_id":"women-of-ice-and-fire-gender-game-of-thrones-and-multiple-media-engagements-9781501302909","title":"Women of Ice and Fire Gender Game of Thrones and Multiple Media Engagements","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Gjelsvik \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor in Film Studies in the Department of Art and Media Studies at Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Her research includes popular cinema, film violence, representation of gender in the media, and adaptation studies. Among her recent publications are \u003ci\u003eEastwood\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003ci\u003eIwo Jima: A Critical Engagement with Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima \u003c\/i\u003e(2013, co-edited with Rikke Schubart) and \u003ci\u003eAdaptation Studies: New Challenges, New Directions \u003c\/i\u003e(2013).\u003cb\u003eRikke Schubart \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in Media Studies at the Institute for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark. Her research focuses on gender, genre, and emotions in cinema and media. Schubart's publications include \u003ci\u003eMastering Fear: Women, Emotions, and Contemporary Horror \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming), \u003ci\u003eEastwood's Iwo Jima: A Critical Engagement with Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima \u003c\/i\u003e(2013, co-edited with Anne \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eWomen of Ice and Fire: Gender, Game of Thrones and Multiple Media Engagements\u003c\/i\u003e explores the role and representation of women in Martin’s \u003ci\u003eA Song of Ice and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e books and its cultural adaptations. * The Conversation *\u003cbr\u003eThis is not just another academic book exploring a popular culture phenomenon and the representation of women inside this phenomenon, it is the contemporary reference work to the representation of female characters in the\u003ci\u003e A Song of Ice and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e books, the TV series (\u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e) and other transmedia adaptations. * Pop-Zeitschrift *\u003cbr\u003eTogether, the contributions provide a welcome and nuanced analysis of the female figure in relation to fantasy ... It is recommended for readers of all genders. * Norsk Medietidsskrift (Bloomsbury translation) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/i\u003eand controversy go pretty much fist in gauntlet. And nowhere more so than around its presentations of nudity, sex and sexual violence on screen. Arya … Brienne … Cersei … Daenerys … Ellaria: just the start of an alphabet of complex female characters whose actions and sufferings have been hotly debated. So, can academic criticism take us beyond simple praise vs. condemnation? Oh yes. Agreement? Now that really would be fantasy. Instead, this book elaborates on the debates around particular characters, scenes and narrative adaptation decisions, to great effect. Pretty much all varieties of contemporary feminist analysis are well represented here. The issues are clearly important – but there is also fun to be had, deciding who you (dis)agree with, and why. * Martin Barker, Emeritus Professor of Film \u0026amp; Television Studies and Principal Investigator in Lord of the Ring and Hobbit Audience Projects, Aberystwyth University, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThe popularity of the HBO \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e is sensational, and thus a scholarly collection that brings together different perspectives—from gender, genre, television and film, adaptation, and fan studies—is a welcome contribution especially as it engages with the most controversial aspects of the show. By focusing on women characters in George R.R. Martin’s novels, \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, and its video-game and wiki byproducts, collectively these essays confirm just how powerful gender politics and sexualized violence are in the production and consumption of fantasy across media today. By taking fan and other public discussions of the show seriously, the book also invites us to consider there may be something new in women’s engagement with fantasy. * Cristina Bacchilega, Professor of English, University of Hawai‘i-Manoa, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen of Ice and Fire: Gender, \u003c\/i\u003eGame of Thrones\u003ci\u003e, and Multiple Media Engagements\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology that needed to be written and must be read. This book presents a series of thoughtful and engaging  essays about the female characters who populate the universe of this incredibly successful book and television series. \u003ci\u003eWomen of Ice and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent study of the rich tapestry of women – from the progressive to the conventional, the monstrous to the glorious – who give life to the fantastic world that has captured the hearts of millions. * Angela Ndalianis, Head of Screen and Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction      \u003ci\u003eRikke Schubart, University of Southern Denmark, \u0026amp; Anne Gjelsvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway\u003c\/i\u003e  Adapting Sex: Cultural Conceptions of Sexuality in Words and Images \u003ci\u003eMariah Larsson, Stockholm University, Sweden\u003c\/i\u003e    Adapting Desire: Wives, Prostitutes, and Smallfolk  \u003ci\u003eShannon Wells-Lassagne, Université de Bretagne Sud, France\u003c\/i\u003e   Unspeakable Acts of (Sexual) Terror as\/in Quality Television \u003ci\u003eAnne Gjelsvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway\u003c\/i\u003e  Sworn Swords and Noble Ladies: Female Characters in \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e Video Games \u003ci\u003eFelix Schröter, Universität Hamburg, Germany  \u003c\/i\u003e  Woman With Dragons: Daenerys, Pride, and Postfeminist Possibilities  \u003ci\u003eRikke Schubart, University of Southern Denmark\u003c\/i\u003e  Power Play and Family Ties: Hybrid Fantasy, Network Narrative, and Female Characters \u003ci\u003eHelle Kannik Haastrup, Roskilde University, Denmark\u003c\/i\u003e   Mother, Maiden, Crone: Motherhood in Westeros \u003ci\u003eMarta Eidsvåg, freelance writer, UK\u003c\/i\u003e  Women Warriors From Chivalry to Vengeance \u003ci\u003eYvonne Tasker, University of East Anglia, UK, \u0026amp; Lindsay Steenberg, Oxford Brookes University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e   Female Machiavellians in Westeros \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Beaton, Australian National University, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e  The Expert Female Fan Recap on YouTube \u003ci\u003eSusana Tosca, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, \u0026amp; Lisbeth Klastrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark\u003c\/i\u003e  “I’m Not Going to Fight Them, I’m Going to Fuck Them”: Sexist Liberalism and Gender (A)Politics in \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones Stéphanie Genz, Edge Hill University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e  About the Contributors  Full Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770209141079,"sku":"9781501302909","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-of-ice-and-fire-gender-game-of-thrones-and-multiple-media-engagements-9781501302909","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}