TY - BOOK ID - 78673717 TI - Women of ice and fire AU - Gjelsvik, Anne AU - Schubart, Rikke PY - 2016 SN - 1501302930 1501302914 9781501302916 9781501302923 1501302922 9781501302893 1501302892 9781501302909 1501302906 9781501302930 PB - New York DB - UniCat KW - Women heroes in mass media. KW - Women in mass media. KW - Mass media KW - Game of thrones (Television program) KW - Performing arts KW - Social science KW - Television KW - History & Criticism. KW - Gender Studies. KW - Game of thrones (Television program). UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78673717 AB - "George R.R. Martin's acclaimed seven-book fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire is unique for its strong and multi-faceted female protagonists, from teen queen Daenerys, scheming Queen Cersei, child avenger Arya, knight Brienne, Red Witch Melisandre, and many more. The Game of Thrones universe challenges, exploits, yet also changes how we think of women and gender, not only in fantasy, but in Western culture in general. Divided into three sections addressing questions of adaptation from novel to television, female characters, and politics and female audience engagement within the GoT universe, the interdisciplinary and international lineup of contributors analyze gender in relation to female characters and topics such as genre, sex, violence, adaptation, and fan fictions and fan reviews. The genre of fantasy was once considered a primarily male territory with male heroes. Women of Ice and Fire shows how the GoT universe challenges, exploits, and reimagines gender and why it holds strong appeal to female readers, audiences, and online participants."-- ER -