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Investigating "The X-Files": Fandom and the creation of meaning in cyberspace
| Title: | Investigating "The X-Files": Fandom and the creation of meaning in cyberspace. |
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| Name(s): |
Felder, Jenna L. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Scodari, Christine, Thesis advisor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1999 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 182 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This thesis focuses on the fandom surrounding the FOX network's hit show, The X-Files, via a long term study of an America Online site specifically devoted to the show. The primary focus is on audience opinions in relation to gender issues. Specific topics of analysis include why The X-Files is so popular with fans, the different types of episodes exhibited in season six, the character of Dana Scully, Mulder and Scully's platonic yet sexually charged relationship, and the contribution the Internet has made to the development of the fan community. The analysis finds that, although the show is targeted toward men, female fans are able to find various aspects of the text pleasurable by resisting hegemonic norms and/or utilizing the show's feminine textual characteristics. | |
| Identifier: | 9780599227682 (isbn), 15663 (digitool), FADT15663 (IID), fau:12419 (fedora) | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): |
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999. |
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| Subject(s): |
X-files (Television programs)--History and criticism. Fans (Persons) Electronic discussion groups. |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15663 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
