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Configuraciones de la subjetividad en la modernidad líquida: lectura hermenéutica del cine de Christopher Nolan (1998-2023)

Translated title of the contribution: Symbolic mediations of the self: liquid modernity and subjectivity in christopher nolan’s cinema (1998-2023)

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Abstract

This article examines the narrative configuration of the Orphan, Explorer, and Outlaw archetypes in the cinema of Christopher Nolan, focusing on their function as symbolic mediators of the psychosocial tensions inherent to liquid modernity. Drawing on a qualitative, interpretive methodology, the study analyzes a corpus of five auteur films (1998–2023) through a hermeneutic framework grounded in analytical psychology, critical sociology, and film theory. The argument posits that Nolan does not replicate classical archetypes but reconfigures them as dynamic narrative structures within complex storytelling. The article concludes that these figures enable the symbolic processing of contemporary subjective fragmentation, offering the viewer a means of metabolizing affective and identity-related uncertainty without resorting to narratives of redemption or totality.

Translated title of the contributionSymbolic mediations of the self: liquid modernity and subjectivity in christopher nolan’s cinema (1998-2023)
Original languageSpanish
Article numbere53789
JournalDiscursos Fotograficos
Volume23
DOIs
StatePublished - 2026

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