{"product_id":"the-bionic-woman-and-feminist-ethics-9781476674070","title":"The Bionic Woman and Feminist Ethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e      The ABC TV series \u003ci\u003eThe Bionic Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, created by Kenneth Johnson, was a 1970s pop culture phenomenon. Starring Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers, the groundbreaking series follows Jaime''s evolution from a young woman vulnerable to an exploitative social order, to a fierce individualist defying a government that sees her as property. Beneath the action-packed surface of Jaime''s battles with Fembots, themes such as the chosen family, technophobia, class passing, the cyborg, artificial beings, and a growing racial consciousness receive a sophisticated treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book links the series to precedents such as classical mythology, first-wave feminist literature, and the Hollywood woman''s film, to place \u003ci\u003eThe Bionic Woman\u003c\/i\u003e in a tradition of feminist ethics deeply concerned with female autonomy, community, and the rights of nonhuman animals. Seen through the lens of feminist philosophy and gender studies, Jaime''s constantly changing disguises, attempts to pass a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is definitely a book for fans...unique, but all the better for looking at a 40  year old show with a modern eye. It works, and I defy you not to have new opinions and thoughts on the show after reading it, and after all, isn't that what any good book should do?\" —\u003ci\u003eCYBORG Lee Majors Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Just to prove he takes his bionics very seriously, University of South Carolina English professor David Greven has gone in deep with his latest book...fun and invigorating read.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Greven analyzes in his latest book the cult television show and its heroine, Jaime Sommers, as a radical piece of pop culture, for both feminism and queer public.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One thing becomes clear on reading \u003ci\u003eThe Bionic Woman and Feminist Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e: author David Greven takes popular culture very seriously...an in-depth, theoretical analysis...fans will appreciate the book's attention to detail...[Greven] knows his bionics inside and out...a reader-friendly approach... Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Bionic Woman\u003c\/i\u003e will wax nostalgic on reading this book, while new converts may be waiting in the wings.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian Review\/Worldwide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Why The Bionic Woman Matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Mrs. Steve Austin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: Feminist Ethics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: In the Shadow of Sasquatch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Bionic Vertigo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: Fembot Theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Mechaphobia and ­Self-Shattering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: Dogs and Sympathy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: Awakenings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040442253655,"sku":"9781476674070","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476674070.jpg?v=1750946765","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bionic-woman-and-feminist-ethics-9781476674070","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}