Episode 99: Gender Is Magic in the Wheel of Time, with C.L. Clark
Morraine packs a gallop, in the Wheel of Time TV show
The Wheel of Time is one of the biggest fantasy shows of all time, and now it's a huge TV show. How does the TV version handle the rigid gender divisions of the books? And how do the show's characters challenge gender stereotypes? To get some answers, we talk to C.L. Clark, Wheel of Time fan and author of The Unbroken.
Notes, Citations, & Etc.
The Wheel of Time book series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
The Wheel of Time books have come in for a lot of criticism and discussion with regard to gender essentialism.
Many have argued the TV show improves on the binary gender in the books