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Science wars through the stargate : explorations of science and society in Stargate SG-1 / Steven Gil.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gil, Steven, 1987- author.
- Series:
- Science fiction television (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
- Science fiction television
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction television programs--History and criticism.
- Science fiction television programs.
- Scientists on television.
- Stargate SG-1 (Television program).
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Stargate-1's original run overlapped the peak and aftermath of the Science Wars, which allowed for the show to engage questions about the nature of science and technology. This book focuses on how the series depicted science (as an enterprise) and scientists at a time when the Science Wars were raging and the nature of both was sharply contested.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The science wars
- The science fiction history of Stargate SG-1
- Two cultures, one mission
- Scientists, the characters representing science
- Skepticism, doubt, and knowledge
- Science and technology
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8183-071-7
- 1-4422-5620-6
- OCLC:
- 920466529
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