On September 16, 2016 the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo organized a Rape Culture Teach-A-Thon. Fourteen teachers from Arts gave 10-15 minute talks on rape culture in their areas of expertise. I spoke about Game of Thrones. While I am not a cultural theorist or an expert in fantasy literature, I am a huge Game of Thrones fan. I took my fan-hood to give me enough expertise to discuss rape culture in the franchise--primarily in HBO's adaptation. For this post, I've shared the … [Read more...]