Women of Westeros, Part V: Arya, Lyanna, the Sand Snakes, Arianne, & Ygritte
It’s
ladies’ night once again for the Boiled Leather Audio Hour! We’re
resuming our irregular series on the women of Westeros after over two
years for an episode on a bunch of characters who break the world of Ice
and Fire’s gender mold: Arya Stark, Lyanna Stark, the Sand Snakes,
Arianne Martell, and Ygritte. Our topics of discussion are as diverse
and varied as the women themselves: why Arya is too complex for the
hero, victim, or monster labels; how Lyanna’s larger-than-life
reputation suits her potential prophetic destiny; the Sand Snakes as
Dorne’s answer to the #CarefreeBlackGirls movement-cum-meme; what
Arianne has in common with another rebellious scion of a dynasty, Jaime
Lannister; how seeing Ygritte exclusively through the eyes of the man
who loves her shapes our experience; the true meaning of “strong female
character”; and much more. Drop your Needle on that mp3 and tune in!
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