Science Wars Through the Stargate - Explorations of Science and Society in Stargate Sg-1

Stargate-1's original run overlapped the peak and aftermath of the Science Wars, which allowed for the show to engage questions about the nature of science and technology. This book focuses on how the series depicted science (as an enterprise) and scientists at a time when the Science Wars were raging and the nature of both was sharply contested.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Science Wars
Chapter 2: The Science Fiction History of Stargate SG-1
Chapter 3: Two Cultures, One Mission
Chapter 4: Scientists, The Characters Representing Science
Chapter 5: Skepticism, Doubt, and Knowledge
Chapter 6: Science and Technology
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Stargate SG-1 Episodes Discussed
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Steven Gil

Summary

Stargate-1's original run overlapped the peak and aftermath of the Science Wars, which allowed for the show to engage questions about the nature of science and technology. This book focuses on how the series depicted science (as an enterprise) and scientists at a time when the Science Wars were raging and the nature of both was sharply contested.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Gil, Gil Steven
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781442256194
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5619-4
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Science Fiction Television; Science Fiction Television
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, stargate atlantis;stargate sg1;stargate universe