AUBGTalks » Lord of the Rings https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com Videos from AUBG's guest lecturers Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:56:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Cosmina Tanasoiu – Politics and Fantasy Cinema: From Machiavelli to Game of Thrones https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/cosmina-tanasoiu-politics-and-fantasy-cinema-from-machiavelli-to-game-of-thrones/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/cosmina-tanasoiu-politics-and-fantasy-cinema-from-machiavelli-to-game-of-thrones/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:46:44 +0000 https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/?p=1041 (December 4, 2013) In this extremely interesting talk, Cosmina Tanasoiu draws parallels between Game of Thrones and real-world politics. It turns out George R. R. Martin’s creation is not far from the truth, due to the Machiavellian approach he takes to Game of Thrones. Watch to find out more about real politics through fantasy cinema.

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