Dominique Moïsi

During this masterclass, Dominique Moïsi, political scientist and author of La Géopolitique des séries ou le triomphe de la peur, will show us how series allow us to analyze the world in which we live, through the study of several series, from Game of Thrones to House of Cards.

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, geopolitics has invaded not only reality but also our imaginations. The series have become political as well as cultural references. By the force of their intuitions, are not the scriptwriters the best analysts of the contemporary world? What do they perceive of our societies? Above all, fear. Fear of barbarism and the triumph of chaos with Game of Thrones, fear of the end of democracy with House of Cards, fear of terrorism with Homeland, fear of a disappearing world order with Downton Abbey, and finally fear of the Russian threat with Occupied. These series cause a tidal wave throughout the world: Barack Obama is hooked on each season of Game of Thrones. As for the Daech terrorists, by the staging of their massacres, it seems that they invite our horrified eyes to the next episode...A groundbreaking work, a brilliant demonstration by one of the most internationally known specialists in geopolitics.