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Nuttall, Alice. "‘I am the Monster Parents Tell their Children About at Night’: The Marvel Films’ Loki as Gothic Antagonist." Gothic Studies 18. (2016): 62–73. Added by: joachim (11/12/20, 12:33 AM) Last edited by: joachim (11/12/20, 11:53 AM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.7227/GS.0015 BibTeX citation key: Nuttall2016 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Thor", Adaptation, Fantastic, Film adaptation, Gender, Middle Ages, Superhero, USA Creators: Nuttall Collection: Gothic Studies |
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This paper explores the role and function of the Marvel films’ Loki as a Gothic antagonist. Loki’s characterisation incorporates several Gothic themes. As a shapeshifter, he corresponds with the idea of the unstable and fragmented body, also found in Gothic texts dealing with supernatural transformations. By breaking down the barriers between the realms of Asgard, Earth and Jotunheim, Loki engages with tropes surrounding Gothic space, where borders and boundaries are permeable. Finally, Loki is Othered by his association with the feminine and queer Gothic, something that ultimately leads to another common Gothic theme, that of madness.
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