How Game of Thrones is of our Moment: Philosophy, Politics & Westeros
July 13, 2019
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as posted by the channelHow is Game of Thrones, a show loosely based on the 15th Century War of the Roses, represented of our cultural moment?
How are the tropes it draws upon and the structure of the narrative a product of the latter half of the 20th century?
Unlike many of predecessors, it is fundamentally a postmodern show – a show that decentres and problematizes timeless devices like the heroes journey, teleological storytelling, and narrative realism.
Game of Thrones is about how power subjectifies. How even the players at the top are moved by a diversity of forces greater than they are.
In this video, I undertake a Game of Thrones analysis, looking at the philosophy, politics, and history that underpins the story through thinkers like Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault.
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Sources:
Susan Pedersen, What is Political History Now? In What is History Now?
Giacomo Giudici, From New Diplomatic History to New Political History: The Rise of the Holistic Approach
DAVID M. CRAIG (2010). ‘HIGH POLITICS’ AND THE ‘NEW POLITICAL HISTORY’. The Historical Journal, 53, pp 453-475 doi:10.1017/S0018246X10000129
Zeynep Tefekci, The Real Reason Faces Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones, Scientific America
Pierre Bourdieu, Outline of a Theory of Practice
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