Being Bionic : The World of TV Cyborgs
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Investigating Cult TV
ISBN-10
1784536482
ISBN-13
9781784536480
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
I.B. Tauris
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 11th, 2017
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
286 grams
Dimensions
14.00 x 21.70 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
TelevisionTelevision
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Technologically-enhanced human bodies can be the stuff of dreams, but also of nightmares.
The contradictions and complexities of the cyborg therefore hold particular appeal to programme makers of dramatic TV narratives. Bronwen Calvert examines the uses and representations of the cyborg in this ground-breaking text, by looking at its frequent appearance in a wide variety of popular and cult shows: from the iconic Daleks of Doctor Who and bionic female empowerment in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, to the duality of humanoid and distinctly robotic cyborgs in Battlestar Galactica. In doing so, she reveals how television''s defining traits shape our experience of cyborgs and help us as viewers to question contemporary issues such as surveillance and terrorism, as well as the function of simulation and ultimately what it means to be human.
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