A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. Or rather somewhere in France in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the first thing a little girl saw on screen was the Muppets episode with members of the Star Wars cast, saw the original trilogy on TV a few…

Storytelling has fascinated me since I was a child. It’s been central to all parts of my life, from my love of books to my film studies work. I also incorporated storytelling and the hero’s journey into my doctoral research, as one of my fields. My two shelves of storytelling…

During its production between 1993 and 2018, the science fiction and supernatural franchise, The X-Files, focused on FBI agents Mulder and Scully, and their dealings with unexplained cases and alien conspiracies. However, medical doctor and federal agent Dana Scully, has appeared in most episodes and her character arc has proven…