Author: Christina Scholz

Christina Scholz is currently writing her PhD thesis on M. John Harrison's Kefahuchi Tract trilogy. Her fields of interest include China Miéville's fiction, the further theorisation of Weird Fiction, Hauntology and the Gothic imagination, the interrelation of genre fiction and other forms of art, and depictions of war, violence and trauma in the arts. Her Master’s thesis, Thanateros: (De)Konstruktion von männlichen Heldenbildern im Mainstream-Film, has been published by AV Akademikerverlag in 2012. She is a regular reviewer for Strange Horizons.

Issue 6.2 Previous Issues

Deep State and the Future of Theatre

Karen Mirza and Brad Butler's 2012 film project Deep State, scripted by China Miéville, tells the story of a time traveller who passes through holes in conventional history created by the irruptive power of riots.

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Queerversity: Desire and Sexuality in China Miéville’s Fiction

Christina Scholz October 30, 2015 1 Comment Antke Engel authority China Mieville DC Comics Derrida diversity gender studies homosexuality queer theory queerversity sexuality Toni Morrison VerUneindeutigung

Antke Engel, who works in the field of gender studies and queer theory, points out that gender difference and heteronormativity are organised by two mechanisms of power, normalisation and hierarchisation. Binary constructs have a crucial function in these processes. They influence concepts of identity and self-identification but are undermined by …

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Identity and Consciousness in Dial H

Christina Scholz May 13, 2013 9 Comments Alan Moore Boy Chimney China Mieville comics D.C.Dial H Erich Origen Frank Miller Gan Golan graphic narrative Jacen Burrows Mateus Santolouco Neil Gaiman New 52 panel composition panel design Perdido Street Station Sandman serialised narrative superheroes The Adventures of Unemployed Man The Courtyard The Dark Knight Returns Watchmen

With DC’s “New 52” reboot of Dial H China Miéville has re-entered the genre of comics after a guest episode of Hellblazer and a much-discussed but ultimately…