Sylva Sheridan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5407493 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylva Sheridan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylva |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheridan |
| SIGNATURE | SHERIDAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Spectacle and Reification of Traumapower in Game of Thrones
Tortures and executions have been publicly displayed to deter crime, but their staging has also been characterized as spectacle. Public spectacle, and associated technologies, were foundational to the aggregated graphic depiction of Damiens the Regicide sentenced to death by torture. Pain was not considered as the sole purpose, but rather to inflict trauma and cause shame. We see that the sovereign holds power over the body, often considered a ve…
Progression through Regression
A chief warning from George R.R. Martin is that the “night is dark and full of terror.” This article is a critical reflection on a moment from Martin’s masterpiece, A Song of Ice and Fire. Through a close reading of the series, I found that one of the most poignant moments is Daenerys Targaryen’s visionary journey through the House of the Undying. It was in this moment that I found the influence of the indelible Dante Alighieri. My article parall…
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Progression through Regression
A chief warning from George R.R. Martin is that the “night is dark and full of terror.” This article is a critical reflection on a moment from Martin’s masterpiece, A Song of Ice and Fire. Through a close reading of the series, I found that one of the most poignant moments is Daenerys Targaryen’s visionary journey through the House of the Undying. It was in this moment that I found the influence of the indelible Dante Alighieri. My article parall…
The Spectacle and Reification of Traumapower in Game of Thrones
Tortures and executions have been publicly displayed to deter crime, but their staging has also been characterized as spectacle. Public spectacle, and associated technologies, were foundational to the aggregated graphic depiction of Damiens the Regicide sentenced to death by torture. Pain was not considered as the sole purpose, but rather to inflict trauma and cause shame. We see that the sovereign holds power over the body, often considered a ve…
Art (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Depiction (1 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 works) · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (1 works)