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VoK 649: A Seminar of Ice and Fire (Part 3) – Monsters

Posted on March 31, 2021 by | Leave a comment

In the third installment of A Seminar of Ice and Fire—the VoK series that examines A Song of Ice and Fire through various theoretical texts—the Vassals take on Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s essay “Monster Culture (Seven Theses).”

We talk about what makes a monster, what monsters we see (or don’t see) in a Song of Ice and Fire, and what particular types of monsters might suggest about the culture that created them.

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Sara/DrBlood
Ben/KingJucio
Varley
Peter/Shellfish
Wilson/The Wandering Prophet
Patrick/Ser Patrick the Tall

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Edited by Shellfish

A PDF of the Cohen reading is available here. For more reading on some of the other topics mentioned in the episode, you can start with Bauman, Zygmunt, Community: Seeking Safety in an Insecure World (2000); and Tajfel, H., “The achievement of inter-group differentiation” (1978).

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VoK 569: Feast Retrospective #3 aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 92)

Posted on September 6, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Join us for the final part of our A Feast For Crows recap as we explore the character arcs and potential TWOW storylines of Brienne (2m), the Greyjoys (32m) and Sam (1hr2m).

Your hosts are Matt/Blu3arm0r; Michael/Khal Wadege; Wilson/The Wandering Prophet; Noah/Pops88 and Bina007.

WARNING – No GOT show spoilers, but TWOW spoilers throughout.

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VoK 568: A Seminar of Ice and Fire (Part 1) – Totemism

Posted on August 26, 2019 by | Leave a comment


VoK’s very own Dr Blood begins a series of academic examinations through a Song of Ice and Fire. To start, we take a look at Durkheim’s Elementary Forms of Religious Life–specifically the excerpts where he discusses totemism.*

In addition to sigils and house symbolism/identity, we touch on everything from ethical questions (e.g. the “wolves” and “lions’ ravaging the Riverlands) to tinfoil (just how close are the Targs to dragons??), as well as more character-centric considerations (Dany, her silver, and her eggs; the Starks and their direwolves, etc.)…and anything else we can come up with! What would have happened if the Starks had found another Direwolf for Theon? Is Victarion Greyjoy a Raiders fan? Isn’t the Flayed Man such a bad brand that it would have been changed at some point?

Hosts: Sara (DrBlood), Adam (drownedsnow), Wilson (The Wandering Prophet), and Michael (Khal Wadege).

*Totemism: A system of belief in which humans are said to have kinship or a mystical relationship with a spirit-being, such as an animal… (Britannica.com)

Here’s a link to the Durkheim selections we focus on:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wO5AfgU9rDYdkQ21kI6MvrLO-3g6PRMq

This might also be helpful, especially 4&5: http://durkheim.uchicago.edu/Summaries/forms.html

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Spoilers: This episode covers all published works in George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.

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VoK 567: Feast Retrospective #2 aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 91)

Posted on August 14, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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This is the second episode of an epic three part wrap up discussion A Feast For Crows. We begin with asking whether Sansa will become the most dangerous player of the Game of Thrones, the move to a small discussion of Arianne at 22m in, and wrap up with a discussion of Arya at 25m in. The aftershow begins at 37m30s and contains extensive TWOW spoilers.

The next and final episode of this recap will Brienne and the Greyjoys.

Music credit – Alpine Universe. Picture credit – HBO.

Your hosts are: Matt/Blu3arm0r, Noah/Pops88, Michael/Khal Wadege, Wilson/Wandering Prophet, Bina007 and MunroJock2.

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VoK 564: Feast Retrospective #1 aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 90)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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In the first of an epic three part wrap up discussion A Feast For Crows, our hosts discuss what motivates Cersei Lannister and how her character could be affected by The Walk Of Shame. We also discuss minor characters in her government as well as the rise of the Faith in AFFC. (As well as a random tangent to Arianne!)

The next episode of this recap will cover Sansa and Arya Stark and the final episode will cover Brienne and the Greyjoys. The chapter rereads of A Dance With Dragons will re-commence after that.

No spoilers for the TV show or TWOW in this episode.

Music credit – Alpine Universe. Picture credit – HBO.

Your hosts are: Matt/Blu3arm0r, Noah/Pops88, Michael/Khal Wadege, Wilson/Wandering Prophet, Bina007 and MunroJock2.

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VoK 487: A Hymn for Spring (ASOIAF Essays) – Part 2

Posted on August 26, 2018 by | Leave a comment


The Vassals return to the Tower of the Hand to address the state of the realm. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Sara (DrBlood) and Wilson (WanderingProphet) for a review of A Hymn for Spring, a collection of essays on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Essays covered in this podcast include:

09:08 – “Songs and Singers of Ice and Fire” by Amin Javadi
1:03:27 – “The Curse of Harren the Black” by Aziz and Ashaya
1:51:16 – “The Word Is Groleo” by Stefan Sasse
2:41:26 – Aftershow

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“The Bear and the Maiden Fair” by christocakes
“Rhaegar’s Harp” by feliciacano

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Tower of the Hand: A Hymn for Spring (Amazon)
VoK 374: A Hymn for Spring (ASOIAF Essays)

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VoK 398: The Ghosting of High Heart aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 46)

Posted on August 11, 2017 by | Leave a comment

chapter_38___a_storm_of_swords_drawing_project_by_apoiaf-d6f8g43In the 46th episode, the Vassals discuss the events of the 29th November to the 1st December 299.  This comprises the chapter Arya 8, Jaime 5 and Dany 6 from A Storm of Swords.

Your podcast hosts are Bina007, Matt/Bl3Arm0r, Patrick/Ser Patrick The Tall, Sara/DrBlood and Wilson/The Wandering Prophet.

The podcast is dark and full of spoilers for all published works in George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire but not for HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Music credit: Alpine Universe and The Specials.
Picture credit: The Podcast of Ice and Fire drawing project. Jaime 5 by Dickon Manwoody.

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VoK 381 Withers, Wiggins and Witches aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 41)

Posted on June 5, 2017 by | Leave a comment

Join hosts Bina007, Brett/Whiteraven, Marie/Nymeria, Matt/Varley, Nadia, Sara/Dr Blood and Wilson/The Wandering Prophet, as they continue the Vassals epic re-read of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series A Song Of Ice and Fire.

In this episode we cover the events of the 8th and 9th November 299 AL which comprise Cat 3, Sansa 3 and Davos 4 from A Storm of Swords. This includes the Karstarks leaving Robb, Sansa marrying Tyrion and Davos being made Stannis’ hand and the infamous blood leeches.

The next reread will be hosted by Adam/Drowned Snow and will cover the events from the 9th to the 13th November, and the chapters Sam 1, Jon 2 and Arya 4.

This podcast is dark and full of spoilers for all published works of the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, but does not for HBO’s show, Game of Thrones.

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Music credit: Game of Thrones theme by Alpine Universe.

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