Readings
Kavita Mudan Finn, “Game of Thrones is Based in History–Outdated History”, The Public Medievalist (May 16, 2019) https://www.publicmedievalist.com/thrones-outdated-history/
Kaufman and Sturtevant, “Introduction: Weaponizing History” and Chapter 1 “The Middle Ages: Foundational Myths”
Game of Thrones Episodes
Episodes 1-3
Focus on Episode 4: “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”
Podcast
For this week’s podcast episode, I interviewed Dr. Alicia McKenzie and talked about defining medieval, how Game of Thrones is an example of medievalism, video games, and more!
References from the podcast:
Pugh, Tison and Angela Jane Weisl. Medievalisms. Making the Past in the Present. Routledge, 2013.
Kaufman, Amy. “Medieval Unmoored.” Studies in Medievalism 19 (2010): 1-11.
To learn more about Kathleen E. Kennedy, see: https://themedievaldrk.wordpress.com/
To hear more about Alicia McKenzie’s work on Skyrim and other video games, take a listen to: https://www.medievalists.net/2020/03/medieval-video-games/
Assignments
Meeting with Dr. Wessell Lightfoot about your final project. Sign up here (you need to be logged into office.com with your UNBC credentials to access the form):