Game of Thrones, Rape Culture and Feminist Fandom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5853751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Debra Ferreday (0000-0001-7540-1034) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 83 |
| Pages | 21-36 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Feminist Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1321-7568 • E-ISSN: 1465-3303 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08164649.2014.998453 |
| OpenAlex | W2132936136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 11 |
Throughout its run, HBO's adaptation of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series, retitled Game of Thrones (GoT), has attracted controversy for its depiction of nudity and graphic sex and violence. But a particular recent scene, in which a brother rapes his sister, caused outrage in media and fan commentary. This article considers the scene in question, and feminist responses to it, in the context of wider cultural debates about rape culture and the media representation of sexual violence. Following Sarah Projansky's argument that rape is a ‘particularly versatile narrative element’ that ‘often addresses any number of social themes and issues’, I read GoT and its online fan responses alongside literary theories of the fantastic, to examine how dominant rape culture discourses are both reproduced and challenged in fan communities. In particular I argue that fan narratives both reproduce discourses of masculinity and futurity that contribute to rape culture, but also provide a potential space for change through speaking out about silenced experiences of trauma
Aesthetics · Argument (complex analysis · Art · Context (archaeology · Depiction · Fandom · Literature · Masculinity · Media studies · Narrative · Outrage · Political science · Politics · Popular culture · Representation (politics · Sociology · Digital Games and Media · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Gender Studies · History · Law
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Abjection, Masculinity, and Sacrifice
The cruel optimism of sexual consent
Rape by Deception in Popular Culture
A survivor just like us? Lena Dunham and the politics of transmedia authorship and celebrity feminism
Rethinking Rape Culture
Asking for It
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |