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Gender, Science Fiction Television, and the American Security State

Gender, Science Fiction Television, and the American Security State

Mark E. Wildermuth

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2014
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Cultura popular
ISBN:
9781137408884

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The medium of television both reflects and comments upon the gendered logic of the security regime in America. Gender, Science Fiction Television, and the American Security State uses science fiction shows from WWII through the present as a lens to explore

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