Genetics in the X-Men film franchise: mutants as allegories of difference

This article analyzes the complete corpus of live-action X-Men movies for their depictions of genetics and otherness. The researchers watched and qualitatively coded all thirteen movies produced by 20th Century Fox that take place in the same shared cinematic universe, beginning with X-Men (2000) an...

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Main Authors: Sonora R. Grimsted, Katerina G. Krizner, Cynthia D. Porter, Jay Clayton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1331905/full