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studies: film culture
'The sexist discourse which operates in the X Files is both more implicit and tangential to that found in classic science fiction films such as The Thing or Invaders from Mars. Through central character Agent Scully, the X Files tv series reflects the contemporary shift in traditional gender roles which has enabled more women to become scientific experts. What could be considered sexist about the X Files series is the fact that once women move into the arena of science, as Agent Scully has, and men, such as protagonist Agent Mulder, start believing in the power of intuition (traditionally a feminised area of thought) suddenly the authority of science, a principal discourse since Enlightenment, is brought into question as intuition becomes paramount' Read more
follow the links below to read cultural studies essays on:
science
fiction, the x-files & the thing: regenerating
difference
david
cronenberg's crash & the subject under postmodernism
untitled film stills & video installations: rewriting the feminine
subjectivity, luce irigaray & the riot girl movement
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