Busi, Dóra (2025) “For the First Time in My Life, I Don’t Know What to Believe” : Conspiracy and Gender in The X-Files. EGER JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES (25). pp. 81-99. ISSN 1786-5638 (print); 2060-9159 (online)
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Abstract
The X-Files, from its representation of monsters, aliens, and the government, to its engagement with gender roles, has been thoroughly analysed by scholars and fans alike in the past thirty years. This study aims to tie two elements of the show together: conspiracy theories and gender. Examining the early mythopoeia of the series, I argue that creating conspiracy theories might be read as a primarily masculine prerogative on the show, and that Dana Scully is not fully empowered to join her partner in conspiracy theorising due to her position as a woman at the FBI.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | conspiracy theory, crime drama, television series, gender studies, media studies |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation / földrajz, antropológia, kikapcsolódás > GV Recreation Leisure / szabadidő, szórakozás P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PN Literature (General) / irodalom általában > PN1990 Broadcasting / rádió-, televízió közvetítés P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PN Literature (General) / irodalom általában > PN1993 Motion Pictures / filmművészet |
| Depositing User: | Tibor Gál |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jan 2026 13:51 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2026 13:55 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/232374 |
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