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

我的研究重点是当代奇幻电影和电视中的死亡表征，包括幻想，科幻和恐怖类型的文本。通过理论视角、细读和文化分析的结合，我将特别关注那些没有悲伤或被认为是损失的小人物的死亡，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标记死亡，并探索这种叙事层次结构的社会和文化含义。

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.