This research looks at the role and characterization of non-binary characters in SF TV. With the focus specifically on the shows Another Life and Nightflyers, this paper analyses both human, non...Show moreThis research looks at the role and characterization of non-binary characters in SF TV. With the focus specifically on the shows Another Life and Nightflyers, this paper analyses both human, non-human, and post-human figures of the genre and the possible implications. The overall research has shown that science fiction tends to erase non-binary identities, and that is no different here: despite the existence of non-binary characters, their gender identity is erased from the story.Show less
In this thesis, I examine the extent of the influence of John Gardner’s novel Grendel on the representation of Grendel in the film adaptations Beowulf & Grendel (2005) and Beowulf (2007). I use...Show moreIn this thesis, I examine the extent of the influence of John Gardner’s novel Grendel on the representation of Grendel in the film adaptations Beowulf & Grendel (2005) and Beowulf (2007). I use a comparative approach to specifically contrast Grendel’s character in the original poem with the ones in Gardner’s novel and the films. My aim is to demonstrate how the films provide us with a compromise between the ambiguously demonic Grendel in the Old English poem and the existential figure from the novel. I hope to offer a new insight into how the Beowulf story and characters are modernised in cinematic popular culture.Show less
