Deny All Knowledge Reading the X-Files |
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Editor:
| Lavery, David Hague, Angela Cartwright, Marla |
Series title: | Television and Popular Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8156-2717-3 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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The X-Files was one of the most subversive and longest-running science fiction series in US television history. Yet very little serious work has been done to examine the hit series. Deny All Knowledge examines topics such as: - Why is the series such a hit worldwide? - Why is The X-Files so popular online, generating dozens of websites and chat groups daily? - How does The X-Files' Conspiracy Theory compares...
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The X-Files was one of the most subversive and longest-running science fiction series in US television history. Yet very little serious work has been done to examine the hit series. Deny All Knowledge examines topics such as:
- Why is the series such a hit worldwide?
- Why is The X-Files so popular online, generating dozens of websites and chat groups daily?
- How does The X-Files' Conspiracy Theory compares to shows from the 1950s?
- Can The X-Files be considered a modern-day myth?
- What does The X-Files tell us about gender roles today?