Questioning science and genre
The X-Files as dangerous science fiction
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4480888 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Steven Gil (0000-0002-8239-639X, independent scholar, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2015 |
| Volumen | 131 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 65-80 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513615613458 |
| OpenAlex | W2302475161 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 13 |
This article explores the question: is The X-Files dangerous to science fiction (SF) and science? Certainly it is one of the most prominent series that, despite being frequently appended with the SF television label, seems to challenge and sometimes eschew basic conceptualizations of the genre. Furthermore, at the height of its success the series was criticized by scientists such as Richard Dawkins for disseminating and popularizing anti-rational and potentially anti-scientific perspectives. On these grounds, the answer to our question appears to be yes. However, detailed analysis of the series reveals quite a different picture. Firstly, even attempts to distance the series from SF effectively encapsulate reasons for that very labelling. These specifically revolve around the use of the phrase 'extreme possibilities'. Secondly, far from presenting a simplistic juxtaposition of belief and reason, the series instead involves a dialogic exchange that helps to articulate the role of scientific inquiry in approaching the unknown
Dialogic · Epistemology · Linguistics · Media studies · Phrase · Sociology · Television series · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |