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The fictional world of the popular television series Game of Thrones could reinforce existing racial, cultural, and geographical stereotypes that have been part of the western imagination of the East for centuries, according to a study. 19659002] Game of Thrones – According to the series of the American author George RR Martin A song of ice and fire – has the reputation of being a portal innovative way to escape to an imaginary realm. However, Mr. Martin's description of the peoples of the East is not far removed from the older tales, according to the study published in the Canadian Journal of American Studies .
In his study, Mat Hardy, a senior lecturer at Deakin University in Australia, cited examples from the story of Daenerys Targaryen, heiress to the Iron Throne – a white Westerner who navigates the perils of land in the United States. Is to claim his birthright.
Westeros is the principal place of most arches of land. To the east, Essos, which is mainly used as a kind of quarantine area for the development of Daenerys history. It is a distant country where she is relatively safe, while progressing in the arc of her character.
To build his army, Daenerys frees thousands of dark-skinned slave soldiers, known as Unsullied, and defeats the Dothraki – a nomad. tribe of barbarian horsemen.
In the eighth and final season of the HBO series, the opening credits have eliminated Essos' eastern continent and are now centered on Westeros, as pointed out by Mr. Hardy.
"The Dothraki and Unsullied gatherings were decisive moments for the plot for four seasons, but they concerned the development of Daenerys. Once she had these tools, she progressed to a level of threat and leadership, "he said.
In the third episode of the last season of Game of Thrones aired last week, was the Dothraki, probably destroyed by the army of the dead.
"The death of the Dothraki is a standard conspiracy device in the Western media: as a force tester If you want to show how bad the villain is, you need him to slaughter a ton of good guys, and go in to the non-white cannon flesh, "said Hardy.
Basic Divisions
In exposing their fantastic worlds, Western writers are inclined to search for the same basic divisions that exist in the world.
"Inevitably, to the north and west of these fictitious maps are snow-covered forests filled with austere, uncomplicated and noble warriors," Hardy wrote in his study.
In the series, the northern bastion of Winterfell is hard cold.
According to Hardy, the peoples of the North and the West – such as the Starks – are described as more honest, more productive, and generally more positive than their eastern counterparts. .
"To the east and south there are deserts, steppes and wastelands full of cunning nomads, small, duplicating rulers, slaves, and wicked wizards," wrote Mr. Hardy
. Arya Stark flayed at training in the eastern city of Braavos. Mr. Hardy pointed out that this also reflected the way the West perceived oriental martial arts in the real world.
"You go into a monastery for a few years and come back as a deadly trafficker of death. This should not even be explained to an audience. They simply accept it, "he said.
Hardy, who teaches studies on the Middle East, wants people to question their badumptions about the Middle East and its people. Western fantasy writers are lazy when they set up their maps and cultures, and the endemic Euro-centric imaginary wins out, "he added.
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