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Being bionic : the world of TV cyborgs /

"The cyborg - an organic body augmented with technology - is an enduring figure that can be found across science fiction stories, novels, films, and, more recently, television. What can its marked presence in cult TV shows tell us about the rapidly changing world we live in, and indeed about th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Calvert, Bronwen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017.
Colección:Investigating cult TV.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction: Troubled boundaries and transformative cyborgs -- Exterminate, upgrade: Doctor Who -- Resistance, assimilation and the collective: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Voyager -- Toasters and replicas: Battlestar Galactica -- 'Between life and death': Embodiment and virtuality in Caprica -- The cyborg as action hero: Bionic Woman -- Us and them: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles -- Hacking the system: Dollhouse -- Complete control: Fringe -- Conclusion: Cyborg futures. 
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