Gideon the Ninth Act I Chapter 5. Harrow and Gideon prepare for the challenges ahead.

Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (any pronouns) dig into Ninth monastic paint, the relationship between the Ninth and the other Houses, the extractive nature of necromantic war, Gideon's early childhood, and the role of propaganda.

Content Warning: death, addiction, war, suicide

Further Reading:

"Achille Mbembe: Necropolitics" (2020) Antonio Pele

"Necropolitics as Accumulation: Enforcement and Enclosure in Brisbane During COVID-19" (2023) Julia Caroline Morris

"Combat Cuties: Photographs of Israeli Women Soldiers in the Press Since the 2006 Lebanon War (2012) Eva Berger & Dorit Naaman

"Yank Magazine Created a Unique Record of American Soldiers' Roles in World War II (2022) Peter Zablocki

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