{"product_id":"the-scientist-in-popular-culture-playing-god-and-working-wonders-9781793633033","title":"The Scientist in Popular Culture: Playing God and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Frankenstein Goes West: The Mad Scientist from Classic Literature to Modern Sci-Fi Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Francis, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: “Pay attention, 007”: The Evolution of Q in the Bond Film Franchise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Hines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: 2001: A Space Odyssey: The Moonwatcher, the Scientist, and The Art of War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Gombash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Scientist as Sixties Icon: Cinema, Politics and Collective Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Gruner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: “Why is Everything so Heavy in the Future?”: Science and A Nation at Risk in the American Teen Movies of 1985\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerod Ra’Del Hollyfield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Through Heroism and Science “Woman Inherits the Earth”: Female Scientists and Dramatic Acts in the Jurassic Park Film Franchise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel L. Carazo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: A Scientific Method to Muppet Madness: The Enduring Significance of Innovation at Muppet Labs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanielle Johannesen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: “All of It, Madness”: Cosmic Horror and the Scientists of Chernobyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip L. Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: A Feeling for the Clone: Feminist Science in Action in Orphan Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlivia Belton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: Dexter: Forensic Scientists, Orientated Audiences and the Dark Defender of the Social Order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven: “It’s my time now. The time of science”: Mad Science in American Horror Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca Janicker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve: “I suggest you don’t worry about those things and just enjoy yourself”: The Scientist, Time Travel and the Development of Narrative Conventions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDylan Pank and John Caro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042665300311,"sku":"9781793633033","price":72.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793633033.jpg?v=1750955077","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-scientist-in-popular-culture-playing-god-and-working-wonders-9781793633033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}