{"product_id":"being-bionic-bronwen-calvert-9781784536480","title":"Being Bionic: The World of TV Cyborgs","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bronwen Calvert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784536482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784536480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Bronwen Calvert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890879820031,"sku":"9781784536480","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62c87bfd-20a8-4ce3-8cd5-964e193927ce.jpg?v=1709740292","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-bionic-bronwen-calvert-9781784536480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}