A Clash of Critics - Scholarly Criticism About A Song of Ice and Fire

About 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.

Publisher

Trope Watchers

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Apr 2020

Latest episode

14 Sept 2021

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Sept 2021

   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 Martin's ideas about "romantic" vs "barbaric" medievalism. You can find Shiloh at shilohcarroll.wordpress.com and on Twitter @medievalismish. Shiloh's book Medievalism in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones is available now. Mentioned in this episode: Carroll, S., 2018. Medievalism in a Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones (Vol. 12). Boydell & Brewer. Eco, U. 1973, Travels in Hyperreality. Trans. William Weaver. Harcourt, San Diego. Pugh, T. and A.J. Weisl. 2013, Medievalisms: Making the Past in the Present. Routledge, New York NotACast PodCast. 2018, “A Game of Thrones, Sansa II: ‘Better than the Songs.’” https://notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-29-a-game-of-thrones-sansa-ii-better-than-the-songs-with-special-guest-chloe-aka-liesandarbor/ Young, Helen. 2012, ““‘It’s the Middle Ages, Yo!’: Race, Neo/medievalisms, and the World of Dragon Age.” Year’s Work in Medievalism 27 Young, Helen. 2016, Race and Popular Fantasy Literature: Habits of Whiteness. Routledge, New York Ferreday, D., 2015. Game of Thrones, rape culture and feminist fandom. Australian Feminist Studies, 30(83), pp.21-36. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tropewatchers. If you enjoyed A Clash of Critics, check out our flagship podcast, Trope Watchers, the podcast about pop culture and why it matters: tropewatchers.com. CW: A Clash of Critics frequently discusses issues such as violence, abuse, sexual assault, bigotry, and other sensitive topics.

2. 

   19 Aug 2021

   "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. Mentioned in this episode: Frenzel, F., Koens, K. and Steinbrink, M. eds., 2012. Slum tourism: Poverty, power and ethics. Routledge. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tropewatchers. If you enjoyed A Clash of Critics, check out our flagship podcast, Trope Watchers, the podcast about pop culture and why it matters: tropewatchers.com. CW: A Clash of Critics frequently discusses issues such as violence, abuse, sexual assault, bigotry, and other sensitive topics.

3. 

   21 Jul 2021

   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. Mentioned in this episode: Frow, J 2014, Genre, Taylor and Francis. Attebery, B 2018, "Introduction: Epic Fantasy", Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 1. Moorcock, M 1988, Wizardry and wild romance : a study of epic fantasy, VGSF, London. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tropewatchers. If you enjoyed A Clash of Critics, check out our flagship podcast, Trope Watchers, the podcast about pop culture and why it matters: tropewatchers.com. CW: A Clash of Critics frequently discusses issues such as violence, abuse, sexual assault, bigotry, and other sensitive topics.

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