CROSSING OVER: THE MIGRANT “OTHER” IN THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

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dc.contributor.authorWalker, Casey
dc.contributor.authorRamirez, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorSoto-Vásquez, Arthur D.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T05:09:56Z
dc.date.available2022-06-20T05:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractTwo mainstream films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) reflect anxiety about the alien (migrant) “other” through difference and crisis. In this article, we explore how refugees and “shithole” planets form a major plot point in Captain Marvel (2019). At the most extreme, alien exclusion is articulated in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), from the villain’s perspective, as a Malthusian need for extermination of lives to preserve environmental balance. Seemingly innocuous, these narratives are symbolic of a creeping right-wing discourse that dehumanizes outsiders, refugees, and migrants in popular culture. Inspired by the call to consider how film and new media converge, and to bridge the gap between media and migration studies, we assert that the representation of and rhetoric about migrants deserve study in popular culture beyond their mere textual representation. Symbolic convergence theory (SCT) is used to do a close reading of the texts and the fandom communities around them, drawing out discourses and themes that resonate in popular discussion. We find translations of anti-immigrant narratives bleeding into fan communities, mediated through irony and internet culture. Keywords: Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Other, Migrant, Symbolic Convergence Theory, Captain Marvel, Avengers Infinity Waren_US
dc.identifier.citationWalker, C., Ramirez, A., & Soto-Vásquez, A.D. (2021). Crossing over: The migrant “other” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, 8(3). http://journaldialogue.org/issues/v8-issue-3/crossing-over-the-migrant-other-in-the-marvel-cinematic-universe/.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2378-2323
dc.identifier.issn2378-2331
dc.identifier.urihttp://journaldialogue.org/issues/v8-issue-3/crossing-over-the-migrant-other-in-the-marvel-cinematic-universe/
dc.identifier.urihttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/6272
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDialogue, 8(3)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy;Volume 8, Issue 3 — Traversing Borders, Transgressing Boundaries in Popular Culture and Pedagogy
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectType of access: Open Accessen_US
dc.titleCROSSING OVER: THE MIGRANT “OTHER” IN THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSEen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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