Heated Rivalry, Heated Agony: Homoeroticism, Rivalry, and Companionship in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Heated Rivalry
Dustin Cranford & Meredith Vaughn, The Alexander Standard
The critically acclaimed CraveTV series, Heated Rivalry, has sparked a cultural phenomenon due to the dual portrayal of its two seemingly star-crossed protagonists, professional hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. As this paper will show, the motifs present in this modern series are far from new. Even as far back as the Epic of Gilgamesh, history and legend show plenty of examples where the fires of rivalry and romantic companionship burn with an equal flame.
About Alex
Dustin Cranford received his BA’s in History and Classics and MA in History from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He received his PhD in ancient Hellenistic history from the University of Maryland, College Park. His dissertation, “Seeds of Discord,” examines the use of extraordinary commands and their effect on the institutional stability of the Roman Republic.
About Meredith
Meredith Vaughn received her BA in History with honors and M.Ed. in Student Personnel Administration the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her favorite areas of study are the Tudors and Stuarts. She currently works as an Assistant Director of Academic Advising. She loves all things MCU, Disney, true crime, and paranormal.
The Alexander Standard
Welcome to the Alexander Standard! Reviewing and ranking all the successors of Alexander the Great from Perdiccas to Cleopatra VII! In each episode, Dustin recounts the story of a successor to Meredith, then they rate them in different categories. But who will meet the Alexander Standard?