American science fiction TV : Star Trek, Stargate, and beyond / Jan Johnson-Smith.
"Writing with the clarity of a scholar and the enthusiasm of a fan, Jan Johnson-Smith shows how science fiction television has displaced the Western in the American cultural imagination. As advances in special effects have made science fiction television technically feasible on a scale more lav...
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| Hōputu: | Pukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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Middletown, Conn. :
Wesleyan University Press,
2005.
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| Whakarāpopototanga: | "Writing with the clarity of a scholar and the enthusiasm of a fan, Jan Johnson-Smith shows how science fiction television has displaced the Western in the American cultural imagination. As advances in special effects have made science fiction television technically feasible on a scale more lavish than ever before, visual style has become as important as narrative - sometimes even more important - in shaping the conventions of this genre. The book features case studies of several key science fiction series, including "Space: Above and Beyond," "StarGate SG-1," and "Babylon 5," to uncover common narrative patterns and visual styles. The case studies explore themes such as politics, ideology, race and ethnicity, gender difference, militarism, and the use of science fiction narratives as allegories of present-day social and political concerns. American Science Fiction TV opens an important new area of genre studies and will be of interest to scholars and fans alike."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Whakaahutanga tūemi: | Originally published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris & Co., 2005. Revision of the author's thesis (doctorial--Bournemouth University, 2001) under the title: Between the Candle and the Star. |
| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | vii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Rārangi puna kōrero: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0819567388 9780819567383 |