Being Bionic
The World of Tv Cyborgs
Published on 30. January 2017
256 pages
978-1-78672-102-0 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
15 bw integrated
ISBN-13
978-1-78672-102-0 (9781786721020)
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01/2017
I.B. Tauris
€39.80
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Person
Bronwen Calvert is Associate Lecturer at the Open University in the North of England.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction: Troubled Boundaries and Transformative Cyborgs
Chapter 2: Exterminate, Upgrade: Doctor Who
Chapter 3: Resistance, Assimilation and the Collective: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager
Chapter 4: Toasters and Replicas: Battlestar Galactica
Chapter 5: Cyborg Embodiment and Virtuality, 'Between Life and Death': Caprica
Chapter 6: The Cyborg As Action Hero: Bionic Woman
Chapter 7: Us and Them: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Chapter 8: Hacking the System: Dollhouse
Chapter 9: Complete Control: Fringe
Conclusion: Cyborg Futures
Chapter 2: Exterminate, Upgrade: Doctor Who
Chapter 3: Resistance, Assimilation and the Collective: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager
Chapter 4: Toasters and Replicas: Battlestar Galactica
Chapter 5: Cyborg Embodiment and Virtuality, 'Between Life and Death': Caprica
Chapter 6: The Cyborg As Action Hero: Bionic Woman
Chapter 7: Us and Them: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Chapter 8: Hacking the System: Dollhouse
Chapter 9: Complete Control: Fringe
Conclusion: Cyborg Futures
