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The Scientist in Popular Culture
Playing God and Working Wonders
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2022
Summary
In this collection, contributors analyze the depiction of scientists in a wide range of films and television programs that span across genres, including horror, science fiction, crime drama, comedy, and children’s media. Scientists in popular culture, they argue, often embody the hopes and fears associated with real-life science, which continue to be prevalent in both fictional and non-fiction media. By becoming the “human face” of scientific insight and innovation, the scientist in popular culture plays a key role in encouraging public engagement with scientific ideas. Scholars of media studies, popular culture, and health communication will find this book particularly useful.
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Edition
1/2022
Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-3303-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-3304-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
236
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Frankenstein Goes West No access Pages 1 - 20
“Pay Attention, 007” No access Pages 21 - 36
2001: A Space Odyssey No access Pages 37 - 52
The Scientist as Sixties Icon No access Pages 53 - 70
“Why Is Everything So Heavy in the Future?” No access Pages 71 - 92
Through Heroism and Science “Woman Inherits the Earth” No access Pages 93 - 112
A Scientific Method to Muppet Madness No access Pages 113 - 132
“All of It, Madness” No access Pages 133 - 152
A Feeling for the Clone No access Pages 153 - 172
Dexter No access Pages 173 - 190
“It’s My Time Now. The Time of Science” No access Pages 191 - 206
“I Suggest You Don’t Worry about Those Things and Just Enjoy Yourself” No access Pages 207 - 226
Index No access Pages 227 - 232
About the Editor and Contributors No access Pages 233 - 236
