Cyborg Selves in Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek: The Next Generation: Genre, Hybridity, Identity.

The article examines the science fiction (SF) television series "Battlestar Galactica" which air in 1978-79 and "Star Trek: The Next Generation"which aired from 1987-1994. Topics covered include the contribution of "Battlestar Galactica" to the SF genre, its play with individual and cultural hybrid...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Popular Culture (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 48; no. 6; pp. 1193 - 1211
Autor principal:	ROSE, MARGARET
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Dec2015
Materias:	Science fiction television programs Battlestar Galactica (TV program : 2003-2009) Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV program) Science fiction Popular culture Racism
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Sumario:	The article examines the science fiction (SF) television series "Battlestar Galactica" which air in 1978-79 and "Star Trek: The Next Generation"which aired from 1987-1994. Topics covered include the contribution of "Battlestar Galactica" to the SF genre, its play with individual and cultural hybrid identities, the scientific racism in the division between human and machine and the difference between the two shows in terms of racial discourses.