A Series on Law and the Arts at the University of Malaga Faculty of Law @jcalvo11

Beginning March 9, the University of Malaga School of Law is hosting a series of seminars on Art and Law. The March 9th lecture features Professors Jose Calvo Gonzalez and Maria Pina Fersini discussing law and architecture. On April 12, Professor Felipe Navarro Martinez will discuss law and literature, Professor Jose Manuel Cabra Apalategui will discuss law and music, and Professor Cristina Monereo Atienza will discuss law and photography. On May 3, Professor Jose Francisco Alenza Garcia will discuss law in Game of Thrones.

More here.

Barring [the] Fly: The Seventy Four Deaths of Shakepeare's Characters

Tim Crouch is directing a play at the Northampton Royal and Derngate Theatre that includes all 74 human deaths in Shakespeare--the play omits the death of a fly in Titus Andronicus. Reporter Alice Vincent notes that the acculumation of gore "makes Shakespeare's complete works more gory that notorious HBO TV show Game of Thrones, which has scripted 61 deaths in 50 episodes...". Of course, GOT isn't over yet.

More here from The Telegraph.

Game of Thrones and International Law

Perry S. Bechky, International Trade & Investment Law PLLC & Seattle University School of Law, has published The International Law of Game of Thrones at 67 Alabama Law Review Online (2015). Here is the abstract.

Game of Thrones depicts a violent and, some might say, lawless world. Few would think that world evidences much international law. Yet, this article identifies several rules of international law observable on the show and relates them to real-world international law. Observable rules include some fundaments of the law of treaties, customary norms, and (most surprisingly) at least one humanitarian peremptory norm. These rules cover a range of subjects, including sovereignty, state responsibility, jurisdiction, immunities, and human rights. The article also discusses the special legal status of the Night’s Watch, which is governed by the most important legal “text” in Game of Thrones. Finally, the article tries to have some fun.

Download the article from SSRN at the link.

"Game of Thrones" Good Business For Belfast

The Times of London reports that Belfast is profiting from as much as £110 million from the Game of Thrones economy. The show films in and around the area, and tourists visit the city and its surroundings to watch the fun (and well as to see historic Northern Ireland, of course, which is lovely). More here (subscription required--sorry).

Tip of the beret to Chidem Kurdas@PonziRegulation.

Winter (Semester) Is Coming: "Game of Thrones" Goes To College

The University of California, Berkeley is taking Game of Thrones seriously. Extremely seriously. 
The AP offers up a video on GoT and academia here.

Want more Game of Thrones academic action? Check out coverage of Ohio State's GoT's day here, 
a summer course on the subject at the University of Virginia here. 

Don Draper, Walter White, and Donald Trump

Thomas Batten explains the Donald Trump phenomenon in terms of antiheroes: Don Draper, Walter White, Tyrion Lannister, and Tony Soprano here (for the Guardian). He says in part:

Think about all they have in common – Tyrion’s cynicism and cunning, Don’s scorn for weakness, Tony’s rage, Walter White’s limitless ego. They’re all scoundrels who move through the world with an inordinate amount of swagger, and Americans, going back to 1773, love scoundrels with swagger. We love people who challenge authority and convention and get away with it. Thursday night, when Chris Wallace asked Trump if he thought a man who has declared bankruptcy multiple times was well suited to running the economy of an entire country, Trump’s response was to basically blow a raspberry and brag that he simply exploited the law.

Sexual Violence, and Game of Thrones

The Washington Post's Alyssa Rosenberg discusses the shocking wedding night rape of character Sansa Stark on the May 17, 2015 episode of HBO's popular show Game of Thrones, and explains why she considers it part of the show's more encompassing narrative of violence and sexual control.

More coverage of the episode and viewer reaction here from the Christian Science Monitor.

Lannisters, Starks, and Fantasy Football

Joe Berkowitz of Fast Company highlights this meshing of the worlds of Game of Thrones and the NFL. Examine Dave Rappaccio's Westeros Fantasy Football League more closely here at Kissing Suzy Kolber. More GoT fun here from FC writer Dan Solomon, who discusses how Tim Proby gave all 32 of the NFL teams Westeros themes.

If you need even for your Game of Thrones fix, check out how the Getty is linking the show with medieval art here, (no football, though).

TV For the CEO

Bloomberg Businessweek offers up this view of the popular series "Game of Thrones." Yes, it's relevant for the boardroom, according to Logan Hill. But doesn't that suck all the fun right out of it?

All In the Family

The New York Times' Dave Itzkoff discusses incest on tv in three current HBO series, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, and Bored To Death. (Hmmm, talk about keeping it in the family). And by the way, what is that language they're speaking on Game of Thrones?