In 2019’s final episode of The Lens, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate Daniel Morgan joins co-hosts Gabe Moss and Garrett Wright again–this time to talk about the popular book series A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Tune in to hear about the representation of the Free Cities of Essos as they relate to historical geography and modernity. Stay tuned in 2020 for future episodes!
Additional Readings:
- The World of Ice and Fire by Elio M. García Jr., George R. R. Martin, and Linda Antonsson.
- Periodization and Sovereignty: How Ideas of Feudalism and Secularization Govern the Politics of Time by Kathleen Davis
- Venice Triumphant: The Horizons of a Myth by Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan.
- Venice: A New History by Thomas F. Madden
Produced by Garrett Wright and Gabriel Moss
Edited by Ashley Curry
Music by Garrett Wright
All opinions are the speakers’ own, and do not represent the official views of UNC or the Department of History.