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Power and Subversion Game of Thrones: Critical Essays on the HBO Series
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Power and Subversion Game of Thrones: Critical Essays on the HBO Series
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Power and Subversion Game of Thrones: Critical Essays on the HBO Series
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This collection of essays examines the structures of power and the ways in which power is exercised and felt in the fantasy world of
. It considers how the expectations of viewers, particularly within the genre of epic fantasy, are subverted across the full 8 seasons of the series. The assembled team of international scholars, representing a variety of disciplines, addresses such topics as the power of speech and magic; the role of nationality and politics; disability, race and gender; and the ways in which each reinforces or subverts power in Westeros and Essos.