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The scientist in popular culture : playing God and working wonders / edited by Rebecca Janicker

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Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 236 pages)
Additional Creators
Janicker, Rebecca, 1978-
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Contents
Frankenstein goes west : the mad scientist from classic literature to modern sci-fi horror / James Francis, Jr. -- "Pay attention, 007" : the evolution of Q in the Bond film franchise / Claire Hines -- A space odyssey : the moonwatcher, the scientist, and the art of war / William Gombash -- The scientist as sixties icon : cinema, politics and collective memory / Oliver Gruner -- "Why is everything so heavy in the future?" : science and a nation at risk in the American teen movies of 1985 / Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield -- Through heroism and science "woman inherits the earth" : female scientists and dramatic acts in the Jurassic Park film franchise / Rachel L. Carazo -- A scientific method to muppet madness : the enduring significance of innovation at Muppet Labs / Danielle Johannesen -- "All of it, madness" : cosmic horror and the scientists of Chernobyl / Philip L. Simpson -- A feeling for the clone : feminist science in action in Orphan Black / Olivia Belton -- Dexter : forensic scientists, orientated audiences and the dark defender of the social order / Ryan Taylor -- "It's my time now. The time of science" : mad science in American horror story / Rebecca Janicker -- "I suggest you don't worry about those things and just enjoy yourself" : the scientist, time travel and the development of narrative conventions / Dylan Pank and John Caro.
Summary
"This collection examines how scientists are represented in popular screen media, from blockbuster films and biopics to television drama. Contributors argue that across horror, science fiction, crime drama, and comedy, these fictional scientists embody the hopes and fears associated with real-life science"--
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ISBN
9781793633040 electronic book
1793633045 electronic book
9781793633033 hardcover
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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