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.
Temas:
Science fiction television programs > History and criticism.
Cyborgs in popular culture.
Cyborgs in motion pictures.
Cyborgs in mass media.
Émissions de science-fiction télévisées > Histoire et critique.
Cyborgs au cinéma.
Cyborgs dans les médias.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Cyborgs in popular culture
Cyborgs in motion pictures
Cyborgs in mass media
Science fiction television programs
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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