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The World of TV Cyborgs

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Bronwen Calvert

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Investigating Cult TV

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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.

Author Biography:

Bronwen Calvert is Associate Lecturer at the Open University in the North of England.

Release date Australia

January 11th, 2017

Author

Bronwen Calvert

Series

Investigating Cult TV

Pages

256

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

15 bw integrated

Dimensions

138x216x25

ISBN-13

9781784536480

Product ID

24620432

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