The Beast Within: Racial Representation and Reversals in the Planet of the Apes Reboot

The Planet of the Apes franchise, born of the racially charged allegorical novel La Planète des Singes (1963) by Pierre Boulle, has long skirted the line with its fevered use of the perennial comparison between apes and Black people. While previous scholarship has examined the political significance...

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Main Author: Watson, RL (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2021
In: Political theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 296-315
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Planet of the apes (Film series) (1968-1973) / Racism
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B racial representation
B race and film
B Black Christ
B White Supremacy
B Planet of the Apes
B Whitewashing
B race and animal studies
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