Deny All Knowledge: Reading the X-Files (Television and Popular Culture)

<i>The X-Files </i>was one of the most subversive and longest-running science fiction series in US television history. Yet very little serious work has been done to examine the hit series. <i>Deny All Knowledge</i> examines topics such as: - Why is the series such a hit worldwide? - Why is <i>The X-Files</i> so popular online, generating dozens of websites and chat groups daily? - How does <i>The X-Files</i>' <i>Conspiracy Theory</i> compares to shows from the 1950s? - Can <i>The X-Files</i> be considered a modern-day myth? - What does <i>The X-Files</i> tell us about gender roles today?

<b>David Lavery</b> is the author of more than one hundred published essays, chapters, and reviews. He is also coeditor of <i>Screwball Television: Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls </i>and<i> Reading Joss Whedon. </i><b>Angela Hague</b> is professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. <b>Marla Cartwright</b> is the director for the Center of Teaching and Learning at Purdue University Global.