Elnahla, Nada
(2016)
The other beyond the wall: A post-colonial reading of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Journal of American Academic Research, 4 (12).
pp. 37-44.
ISSN 2329-1227
Abstract
In George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, although the "free folk" are split into hundreds of cultures, tribes, clans, villages and raiding parties, they are lumped together by the citizens of the Seven Kingdoms who refer to them as the "wildings". Separated from the rest of Westeros by the Wall guarded by the Night watch, the free folk are viewed as the Other, an entity as wild and as savage as monsters, giants, ghouls, stalking shadows, and the dead that walk. Drawing on various post-colonial theories, the paper traces the shifting identification of the Other and the attitude towards the free folk, addressing the construction of cultural identity, gender, ecology, and migration.
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Article
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| Keywords: |
post-colonial reading; George R. R. Martin; A Song of Ice and Fire; HBO; Game of Thrones; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
17191 |
| Depositing User: |
Nada Elnahla
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| Date Deposited: |
16 May 2023 11:09 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of American Academic Research |
| Publisher: |
JAAR Publishing Centre |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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