Invasion of body snatchers: Fox Mulder’s queerness, monstrosity, and status quo

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Invasion of body snatchers: Fox Mulder’s queerness, monstrosity, and status quo

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The chapter proposes the hypothesis that the character of Fox Mulder can be interpreted as queer due to his opposition to social norms and authority, and his non-heteronormativity and feminization. At the same time, these attributes bring him closer to the monstrous, complicating his hero status. Given that the status quo in The X-Files is already corrupt, Mulder&apos;s monstrousness and anti-establishment stance make him an ideal protagonist. In the second part of the chapter, an analysis of Dreamland I, Dreamland II and Small Potatoes episodes in which shapeshifting monsters impersonate Mulder shows how Mulder&apos;s queerness is undermined by these narratives. The analysis shows that although Mulder&apos;s body represents traditional masculinity and its associated privileges, his mind takes on a queer and feminized form that rejects them. By impersonating him, the monsters from these episodes try to push Mulder back to status quo and symbolic order and thus hinder his quest.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Invasion of body snatchers: Fox Mulder’s queerness, monstrosity, and status quo

Popis výsledku anglicky

The chapter proposes the hypothesis that the character of Fox Mulder can be interpreted as queer due to his opposition to social norms and authority, and his non-heteronormativity and feminization. At the same time, these attributes bring him closer to the monstrous, complicating his hero status. Given that the status quo in The X-Files is already corrupt, Mulder&apos;s monstrousness and anti-establishment stance make him an ideal protagonist. In the second part of the chapter, an analysis of Dreamland I, Dreamland II and Small Potatoes episodes in which shapeshifting monsters impersonate Mulder shows how Mulder&apos;s queerness is undermined by these narratives. The analysis shows that although Mulder&apos;s body represents traditional masculinity and its associated privileges, his mind takes on a queer and feminized form that rejects them. By impersonating him, the monsters from these episodes try to push Mulder back to status quo and symbolic order and thus hinder his quest.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60405 - Studies on Film, Radio and Television

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

The Legacy of The X-Files

ISBN

978-1-5013-8762-3

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

287-300

Počet stran knihy

352

Název nakladatele

Bloomsbury Academic

Místo vydání

Londýn

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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