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Jensen, Jenifer. Jung, the shadow, and The X-Files. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-21qq-ed08

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TitleJung, the shadow, and The X-Files
NameJensen, Jenifer (author); Salyer, Greg (chair); Rutgers University; Camden Graduate School
Date Created2019
Other Date2019-05 (degree)
SubjectThe X-Files, Liberal Studies, Jungian psychology, Television series
Extent1 online resource (ii, 42 pages)
DescriptionThis paper explores Jung’s theory of the shadow, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious, using The X-Files as its narrative transport. When television show The X-Files premiered on September 10, 1993, it is doubtful anyone anticipated its impact on a generation of television viewers. From advancing the theory of alien intervention in human civilization, to creating “the Scully effect” (Lane), The X-Files is an American pop cultural mainstay. The paradoxical brilliance of the show is that it both influenced and interpreted popular American culture. Something vital about our time in history speaks through the stories it tells. It is not the only science fiction television show to create legions of fans, spawn movies, books, comics, and general obsession in American geekdom. But it is the only television show which began in 1993, ran for almost a decade, and then returned, fourteen years later with episodes seeking transcendent answers about what it means to be human, and the possibility of knowledge, truth, and power in the era of Trump, fake news and social media.
NoteM.A.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-21qq-ed08
LanguageEnglish
CollectionCamden Graduate School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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