Ulteriori informazioni
Informationen zum Autor Bronwen Calvert is Associate Lecturer at the Open University in the North of England. Klappentext 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. Vorwort Technologically-enhanced human bodies can be the stuff of dreams, but also of nightmares. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction: Troubled Boundaries and Transformative CyborgsChapter 2: Exterminate, Upgrade: Doctor WhoChapter 3: Resistance, Assimilation and the Collective: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: VoyagerChapter 4: Toasters and Replicas: Battlestar GalacticaChapter 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 ChroniclesChapter 8: Hacking the System: DollhouseChapter 9: Complete Control: FringeConclusion: Cyborg Futures...
Sommario
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
