The Bionic Woman and Feminist Ethics: An Analysis of the 1970s Television Series - Couverture souple

Greven, David

 
9781476674070: The Bionic Woman and Feminist Ethics: An Analysis of the 1970s Television Series
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1476674078 ISBN 13 : 9781476674070
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2020

Synopsis

The ABC TV series The Bionic Woman, created by Kenneth Johnson, was a 1970s pop culture phenomenon. Starring Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers, the groundbreaking series follows Jaime's evolution from a young woman vulnerable to an exploitative social order, to a fierce individualist defying a government that sees her as property. Beneath the action-packed surface of Jaime's battles with Fembots, themes such as the chosen family, technophobia, class passing, the cyborg, artificial beings, and a growing racial consciousness receive a sophisticated treatment.

This book links the series to precedents such as classical mythology, first-wave feminist literature, and the Hollywood woman's film, to place The Bionic Woman in a tradition of feminist ethics deeply concerned with female autonomy, community, and the rights of nonhuman animals. Seen through the lens of feminist philosophy and gender studies, Jaime's constantly changing disguises, attempts to pass as human, and struggles to accept her new bionic abilities offer provocative engagement with issues of identity. Jaime Sommers is a feminist icon who continues to speak to women and queer audiences, and her struggles and triumphs resonate with a worldwide fanbase that still remains enthralled and represented by The Bionic Woman.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Greven is Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. His books include Representations of Femininity in American Genre Cinema, The Bionic Woman and Feminist Ethics, and Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1476674078
ISBN 13 
9781476674070
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
188
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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