On the Symbolism and Killability of Animals (Sansa I & Eddard III, AGoT)

A Clash of Critics - Scholarly Criticism About A Song of Ice and Fire

In this episode, we look at the role of non-human animals in ASoIaF and explore what it means for animals to be "killable." Mentioned in this episode: Haraway, D. 2007, When Species Meet, U of Minnesota Press. Mehrabi, T. 2016, Making Death Matter: A Feminist Technoscience Study of Alzheimer's Sciences in the Laboratory, Linköping University, Linköping. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tropewatchers. If you enjoyed A Clash of Critics, check out our flagship podcast, Trope Watchers, the podcast about pop culture and why it matters: tropewatchers.com. CW: A Clash of Critics frequently discusses issues such as violence, abuse, sexual assault, bigotry, and other sensitive topics.

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