Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Science fiction films, from the original Frankenstein and The Fly to Blade Runner and The Terminator , traditionally have been filled with aliens, spaceships, androids, cyborgs, and all sorts of robotic creatures along with their various creators. The popular appeal of these characters is undeniable, but what is the meaning of this generation of creatures? What is the relationship of mad scientist to subject, of human to android, of creature to creator?. Androids, Humanoids, and Other Folklore Monsters is a profound investigation of this popular cultural form. Starting his discussion with the
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (294 p.)
ISBN:
9780814779309
URL:
http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=866042
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=866042
DDC:
791.43
Language:
English
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; This Is a Book about Science Fiction Film; Assumptions and Methodology; Approaches to Folklore; The Films; Culture vs. Nature: Culture Is Assigning Meaning; Nature in the Cultural Script; Nature, Culture, and Folklore; The Umbilical Cord: Nature, Culture, and Christianity; Sf Soul Defined; 2 Dangerous Science; What Is an Sf Movie?; The Sf Hero; The Scientist as Shaman, Superman, and Romantic Genius; The Evolution of the Sf Scientist; Mysterious Science; Sf Science Goals; Scientific Transgressions in Sf Films
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A Monster Is Born3 Meanwhile, Back in the Kitchen; or, Women and Science; Female "Nature"; Gendered Science; Woman the Polluter; Stereotypes; Women from the Future and Androgynes; 4 Humanoids in the Toolshed; Need Space, Will Travel; Living Things from Outer Space; Organismus Monstrosus; Invaded Minds; Alien Gods; 5 In the Belly of the Beast; The Mechanical Landscape: Technologie Moralisée; Sexy Weapons; The Ghost in the Machine; 6 Disembodied Brains; 7 Docile Bodies; Rossum's Universal Robots; Meanwhile, in the Real World; Robotic Gadgets; Sf Robots: R2-D2 to Johnny-5; 8 Intrusive Media
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Corporate Mind ControlMediated Mind Control; 9 The Dystopia; Bureaucratic Nightmares; Male Supremacy; 10 The Human Form Submerged, Beleaguered, and Triumphant; Drugged Docility; Building Bodies; The Body-Beautiful Phenomenon; The Body-Clean Phenomenon; The Body-Perfect/Body-Immortal Phenomenon; 11 Have Mind, Seek Soul: The Android's Quest; Deadly Docility; Womb-Envy; Perfect Mates; Soulful Machines; 12 Conclusion; Bibliography; Filmography; Index;
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