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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
42070
Online
A1
12:00PM -1:20PM
MW
n.a.
Hunt, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Game of Thrones
Section Info:
Now that HBO’s blockbuster series is over, it is time to critically study Game of Thrones as a reflection of our times. This course will introduce cornerstones of the classical and modern theory of sovereignty and theories of violence in the context of G.R.R. Martin’s popular novels as well as the TV series. We will probe the contemporary relevance and popularity of this material in relation to questions of adaptation, representing violence, tragedy, individual agency, myth (vs. history), realism (vs. fantasy), environmental catastrophe and geopolitics. While Game of Thrones is obviously not a work of German literature, it addresses theoretical and literary-historical discourses that are prominently represented in the German context. On Mondays, students work together in small groups to respond to the lecture. Students have the option to meet in person with their groups or via zoom at times that work for them (you will be grouped with others according to your preference). On Wednesdays, the whole class meets via zoom.
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