“The Man with the Midas Touch”: The Haptic Geographies of James Bond's Body

Funnell, Lisa; Dodds, Klaus

doi:10.1080/01956051.2015.1034644

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“…In Casino Royale LeChiffre has a malformed tear duct that causes him to cry blood, and in Skyfall the former British secret agent turned vengeful cybervillain Raoul Silva reveals his disfigured face otherwise disguised by a dental prosthesis. In contrast to these villains, James Bond is presented as physically and morally superior, and in the Craig era in particular Bond's physical resilience and muscularity signal his heroic status (Dodds 2014;Funnell and Dodds 2015).…”

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Scientists in the Bond film franchise

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2019

Journal of Science &Amp; Popular Culture

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The James Bond film franchise (1962-ongoing) has always relied on science and technology for topicality and spectacle. Over the years, the scientist figure has also made regular appearances in the Bond films, most often within the confines of some of the established character types and functions defined by the formula aspects of the series-the villain, the Bond girl and the Quatermaster, better known as Q. This article uses Bond scholarship to consider key examples of each of these depictions of the scientist in relation to the heroic masculinity of James Bond, and in the broader context of research examining images of scientists in popular fiction. In so doing the article contributes to ongoing debates about the representational politics of Bond and scientist stereotypes in popular culture.

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Scientists in the Bond film franchise

Hines

2019

Journal of Science &Amp; Popular Culture

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“…In the Con- (2015) and Funnell and Dodds (2015). in unison with the elemental that safeguards him when travelling.…”

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‘You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr Bond’: The Elemental Encounters of James Bond

Funnell¹,

Dodds²

2017

International Journal of James Bond Studies

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What would it mean to describe James Bond as a man in his element? As an expression in English, being "in one's element" usually refers to someone or something well suited to what they are doing. The term often conveys, when a human actor is involved, a sense of comfort, enjoyment, and even pleasure. Conversely, when we note that someone or something is "out of their element", we highlight other emotions and sensations such as discomfort, dislocation, and distress.More often than not, this phrase is used to describe social and professional circumstances like embarking on a new job and/or socialising with people outside of our usual sphere. But we can also mobilise this phrase to draw attention to a relationship with something more elemental, describing human and non-human interactions with water, air, earth, and fire. While being in your element is usually seen as a good thing, we use elemental expressions like "out of your depth" and "feel the atmosphere" to suggest that social and physical pressures and forces may have got the better of us.As a hero, James Bond is defined by his actions, masculinity, and libidinal conquests that are framed in a particular geopolitical context shaped by Cold War, post-Cold War, and, in the Daniel Craig era, War on Terror coordinates.Bond's missions have seen him travel the earth and beyond in his quest to foil the evil designs of adversaries, ranging from crooked Soviet and Chinese operat-

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“…It is not just enemy peoples, though, but also places and spaces that threaten London's interests, from the "banal and mundane" geographies of 1960s Istanbul (p. 80) to the technologically developed, "fluorescent," and "electric" city of contemporary Shanghai (p. 126). Adapting their earlier work on the haptic power of Bond (Funnell and Dodds 2015), the authors skillfully navigate the globe as presented in the two dozen films, detailing how Bond employs his body to protect the body politic.…”

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Geographies, Genders and Geopolitics of James Bond

Saunders

2018

The AAG Review of Books

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“The Man with the Midas Touch”: The Haptic Geographies of James Bond's Body

Cited by 10 publications

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Scientists in the Bond film franchise

Scientists in the Bond film franchise

‘You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr Bond’: The Elemental Encounters of James Bond

Geographies, Genders and Geopolitics of James Bond

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