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30 - History
University of South Wales
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Article title
"All I saw was evil": Supernatural's Reactionary Road Trip
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D - Journal article
DOI
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Title of journal
American Studies Today
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Volume number
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Issue number
22
First page of article
14
ISSN of journal
2044-8031
Year of publication
2013
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Number of additional authors
0
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Supernatural is a traditional road tale, relying on geographic movement to reacquaint viewers with familiar and 'good‘ American values (family, friends, music and culture). However, its dark gothic style simultaneously allows a critique of the country‘s seedier side with plots featuring evils such as racism, child abuse and domestic violence, as well as more fantastic plot elements. Supernatural‘s overarching theme is entropy - holding the line against forces
of chaos and disorder to protecting the 'American way‘ against those who seek to disrupt or subvert it thus offering a window into the post-9/11 American psyche.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
27 - Area Studies
Research group
1 - History Research Group
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