April 1: No Class (Easter Monday)
April 3rd Game of Thrones and Medievalism
Readings:
- Kavita Mudan Finn, “Game of Thrones is Based in History–Outdated History” The Public Medievalist (May 16, 2019) Mudan Finn article
- Helen Young, “Game of Thrones’ Racism Problem” The Public Medievalist (July 21, 2017) Young article
- Optional for interest: I teach a course on Game of Thrones and created a podcast series for it. If you’ve like to listen to some of the episodes, you can do so here: Game of Thrones Podcast series
Preparation:
If you are able to, watch and episode of Game of Thrones from any of the 8 seasons. Our library has seasons 1-6 on DVD that you can borrow, but you can also watch it through HBO Max, purchase individual episodes through Apple and Google Play, or ask a friend!
Slides:
Assignments and Online Discussion
- Group One (last name A-G) and Group Two (last name H-Z) will do their online discussion engagement by Monday April 1st at midnight. Please respond to the prompt posted on the chatboard.