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By Caden Fanshaw

UNBC

Students learning medievalism as part of UNBC Game of Thrones course

Mar 9, 2021 | 7:20 AM

PRINCE GEORGE – Whether you’ve watched the Game of Thrones series or not, you can understand why a university-level G.O.T. class would generate a large amount of interest.

This semester at UNBC is the 2nd time the unique Game of Thrones and Medievalism class has been put on by Associate Professor Dana Wessell Lightfoot.

And her class covers a lot more than just the HBO series.

The semester-long class looks at different themes covered in the series including, disability, medievalism as a concept, representation of race, sexual violence, and warfare among other topics.

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According to the students, those who previously watched the series, and those who did not, the class is a hit.

Courtney Castle a fourth year History major at UNBC says the course is a way to enjoy her passion of Game of Thrones.

Jillian Pearson a third year History major says she never watched the series until joining the class, only enrolling because so many of her friends joined.

Now Pearson loves the series, and can’t get enough.

Dr. Dana Wessell Lightfoot an Associate Professor at UNBC puts on the course, this is the second edition of it, the first time it was put on was back in 2017.

Wessell Lightfoot created the course because she noticed how popular the Game of Thrones series had become, and how much history people were consuming as popular media.

The class uses the HBO series for discussion, but also uses a variety of different tools to expand their class work far beyond the big screen.

The seminar is offered as part of UNBC’s History Program, an interactive option for students trying to make the best of online learning.

Both Pearson and Castle say that the course has been very interactive despite being through a screen mostly, who both gave full appreciation for the work Wessell Lightfoot has done to turn a popular TV series into a learning tool.