Format:
1 Online-Ressource (248 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also available in print
ISBN:
9780755696017
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9781845113414
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9780857713650
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0857713655
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9781845113421
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184511342X
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1845113411
Series Statement:
Investigating cult TV
Content:
Nightmares and wonders : a critical introduction to Farscape -- Prisoners and friends : the people of Farscape -- Moya : births, biomechanoids, and companion species -- Alien masculinities, alienated desires : Crighton, D'Argo, and Scorpius -- Tralks, teachers, and soldiers : Farscape and the uncharted territories of the feminine -- "Point it like a gun and shoot" : bodies and biological narratives -- Frell me dead, you're totally fahrbot : language-power and language-play in Farscape -- One nation under Moya : alienation and imperialism in Farscape -- Farscape lexicon.
Content:
"My name is John Crichton. 'I'm lost'. An astronaut. Shot through a wormhole. In some distant part of the universe. 'I'm trying to stay alive'. Aboard this ship. 'This living ship'. Of escaped prisoners." During its fourth and - for the present - final season, "Farscape" was the Sci-Fi Channel's highest rated original series. With its dedicated fan-base, "Farscape" seasons are still top-billing Sci Fi dvds. This first proper analysis of the show, written by a scholar-fan, uncovers "Farscape's" layers and those of the living spaceship Moya. Jes Battis proposes that 'Farscape'' is as much about bodies, sex and gender, as it is about wormholes, space ships and interstellar warfare. It is this straddling of genres that makes the show so viewable to such a broad audience, of which almost half are women. He explores "Farscape's" language and characters, including Moya, its creation of 'family and home', of masculinity and femininity, and the transformation of an all-American boy
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Barrierefreier Inhalt: Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845113414
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1845113411
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Battis, Jes, 1979- Investigating Farscape London : I.B. Tauris, 2007 ISBN 9781845113414
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1845113411
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755696017
