Interviews med Steen Beck om Game of thrones

Nedenfor kan du se to interviews med mig, hvor jeg fortæller om Game of Thrones.

Det første link er til Politiken, hvor jeg tirsdag d. 26/4 havde den ære at være på forsiden af avisen og på forsiden af kultur-sektionen. Her kan du læse en række analyser af nøglefigurer i serien:

http://politiken.dk/magasinet/premium/ECE3176437/bare-rolig-klogesen-game-of-thrones-er-ogsaa-for-intellektuelle/

Det andet link er til Gymnasieskolen, som er fagbladet for gymnasielærere i Danmark. Her kan du læse, hvordan man efter min mening kan bruge Game of Thrones i gymnasiefag og til at genåbne den vigtige diskussion om historisk, litterær og kritisk dannelse via populærkulturen. Interviewet finder du på bladets midtersider:

http://mags.datagraf.dk/gymnasieskolen/86/

Amazing review in high profile Danish literary magazine of Vinteren kommer/What Now, Westeros?

 "a sober, competent and entertaining book"


"entertaining and easy-to read analysis of the characters and the GoT-universe"


"fabulous if you want to see the big Picture"


"it makes the reader ready for the new season"


"It deserves many readers".


"I give it my highest recommendation"


Review of Vinteren kommer - the Danish version of What Now, Westeros

Game of Religions

There are several religions and belief-systems in Game of Thrones, and they are closely connected to key characters. In this YouTube video Steen Beck talks about three of the religions in the series: The Faith of the Seven, The Faith in the old Gods and the Faith in The Lord of the Light.


Game of Religions - watch NOW!

Steen Beck talks about virtue and power in Game of Thrones

In this YouTube video you can hear about virtue and power in Game of Thrones. The analysis focuses on Ned Stark, Tywin Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion Lannister. Watch NOW if you want an update  and a perspective from which to watch season 6.


Powerplay in Game of Thrones

What Now, Westeros? Game of Thrones - must read before season 6

What Now, Westeros? Game of Thrones - must read before season 6

 

My book What Now, Westeros? is now published at Amazon as eBook.


Ever wondered why people can discuss Game of Thrones for hours? Besides the upfront wildly entertaining story, GoT also asks questions about existential, societal and cosmic issues. It combines themes and epochs in the cultural history of the Western World.

What Now, Westeros? analyses themes and discussions with reference to Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sophocles’ Antigone and philosophers such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau and Marx. You will also find an analysis of the genre as a hybrid between realism and fantasy, which is seen to combine a known and an unknown world of forces and beings in surprising ways.

What Now Westeros? is not a traditional academic book about fiction; it is written of a fan to fans. It includes chapters about plot and genre, philosophical and political positions of main characters, an analysis of gender and sex, character analyses of such persons as Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Bran Stark and Jon Snow – and a lot of other key persons in the drama.

What Now, Westeros? contains a thorough analysis of Game of Thrones season 1 to 5. It is a must-read before season 6.

Så flyver dragerne

I dag er det lørdag d. 2. april, og  Vinteren kommer er udkommet.

Jeg diskuterer allerede intenst med diverse GoT-fans  om serien på min Facebook - hvis DU vil være med i nørderiet, skal du bare anmode om at blive ven med mig - så bliver du det.

Og jeg er en god ven - specielt hvis du samtidig køber min bog. Helt objektivt og uden nogen som helst part i sagen (hæ hæ) vil jeg sige, at det bliver svært at komme ind i sjette sæson uden at have læst Vinteren kommer

Her er nogle af de spørgsmål, som man kun kan få et ordentligt og analytisk gennemarbejdet svar på, hvis man læser min bog:

- Holder Daenerys hele vejen til målstregen?
- Er jon Snow i virkeligheden den rigtige kandidat til at blive konge?
- Skal vi stole på Lord Varys?
- Hvad er det med disse fædre og deres lyst til at myrde deres drengebørn?
- Hvad er forskellen på de religiøse systemer - og hvilke kræfter aktiverer de?
- Hvorfor skal Bran lære at flyve?
- Hvorfor måtte Ned Stark dø?

We know nothing - men derfor kan vi jo godt gisne.