'Death in Motion': The Un/Grievability of Death in Contemporary Fantastic Film and Television

“运动中的死亡”：当代奇幻电影和电视中死亡的不可悲伤性

• 批准号: 2607838
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Sheffield
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2607838
• 关键词: Death; Motion; Un; Grievability; Contemporary

My research focuses on representations of death in contemporary fantastic film and television, including texts from the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres. Using a combination of theoretical perspectives, close readings and cultural analysis, I will look in particular at the deaths of minor characters which are not grieved or recognised as losses, exploring how this affects our understanding of the value of their lives. I will also investigate how the construction of the protagonists as characters relies on the unmarked deaths of those around them, and explore the social and cultural implications of this narrative hierarchy.

我的研究主要集中在当代奇幻电影和电视中的死亡表现，包括来自幻想、科幻和恐怖类型的文本。结合理论视角、细读和文化分析，我将特别关注那些没有被悲伤或被认为是损失的次要角色的死亡，探索这如何影响我们对他们生命价值的理解。我还将研究主人公作为角色的构建如何依赖于他们周围人的无名死亡，并探索这种叙事等级的社会和文化含义。