We finalise our series on Frank Herbert's Dune series by reflecting on the release of Dune: Part Two -- Denis Villeneuve's take on the second half of the first Dune book. As hot takes fly around the internet in reaction to the film, and the themes it presents, we ask why people don't understand Villeneuve's intentions. Is this the reason the original Dune series had a foreward by Herbert himself, warning about demagoguery and the threat of hero worship?

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Sources:

• Asher-Perrin, Emmet, (2019), “How to Handle the Baron Harkonnen in a Modern Dune Adaptation”, ReactorMag
• Austin, Nicola, (2021), “Dune and the Deconstruction of the Gendered Chosen One”, Girls on Tops
• Hall, Sophie, (2022), “Dune and the Trouble with Adapting Lady Jessica”, Videolibrarian
• Joe, Chloe, (2021), “Dune’s Bene Gesserit Kind of Suck. That’s a Good Thing”, Bustle
• Oliebos, Hannes, (2021), “The Deconstruction of the Masculine Norm and Structures of Patriarchy in Frank Herbert’s Dune Book Series”
• Soffer, Eyal, (2022), “The Dune Universe and Sexual Violence: An Ongoing Struggle”, Science Fiction Research Association
• Yuel, Bessie, (2023), “Frank Herbert’s Homophobia, Baron Harkonnen, and Queer Menace”, The Companion

Further Reading:

• Kennedy, Kara, Routledge, “Tracing Second-Wave Feminism Through Women in the Dune Series”, 2023

We close out our three-part series on the Dune universe by taking a critical look at the nature of power, feminism, gender, and sexual identity in Dune. From the Bene Gesserit to Baron Harkonnen, how does Herbert approach the nature of patriarchal society in a future scifi setting? And why do are there still questions about his treatment of the only openly queer character in the series?

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Happy holiday season to all our listeners. We took a break from our regular schedule to record a special redux on Warhammer 40,000 and how it's dargged both Khalil and Alex back into the tabletop wargaming realm.

We talk factions, addictions, orgies, and decide which Imperial army we would play if we were forced into it.

Enjoy, and see you in 2024!

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