Why did it seem strange when Battlestar Galactica ended its narrative on a religious note instead of providing a scientific explanation? And what does this have to do with gender? This book explores the connection between the triumph of religion and the dominance of femininity in Battlestar Galactica and its prequel series Caprica. Both series breached science fiction's convention of representing the "irrationality" of femininity and religion. Analyzing the connections (and disconnections) between women and men, and theology and technology, the author argues that the "Battlestarverse" depicts…mehr
Why did it seem strange when Battlestar Galactica ended its narrative on a religious note instead of providing a scientific explanation? And what does this have to do with gender? This book explores the connection between the triumph of religion and the dominance of femininity in Battlestar Galactica and its prequel series Caprica. Both series breached science fiction's convention of representing the "irrationality" of femininity and religion. Analyzing the connections (and disconnections) between women and men, and theology and technology, the author argues that the "Battlestarverse" depicts women as zones of contact between the seemingly contradictory spheres of science and religion by simultaneously employing and breaking gender stereotypes.
Jutta Wimmler is a historian and scholar of religion at the European-University Viadrina in Frankfurt, Germany. Her research on religion and popular culture has been published in the Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments delete ix Introduction delete 1 1. Religious Science Fiction delete 9 2. Saviors: Women Bring Salvation delete 34 3. With God's Voice: Angels and Prophets delete 56 4. The Religious Machine delete 78 5. "Fallen" Women: Razors and Delusions delete 101 6. Men Without God(s) delete 123 7. Violence and Crisis: Religious Men delete 145 8. The Ambiguity of Dr. Baltar delete 167 Conclusion delete 185 Episode Guide delete 191 Chapter Notes delete 195 Bibliography delete 199 Index delete 211
Table of Contents Acknowledgments delete ix Introduction delete 1 1. Religious Science Fiction delete 9 2. Saviors: Women Bring Salvation delete 34 3. With God's Voice: Angels and Prophets delete 56 4. The Religious Machine delete 78 5. "Fallen" Women: Razors and Delusions delete 101 6. Men Without God(s) delete 123 7. Violence and Crisis: Religious Men delete 145 8. The Ambiguity of Dr. Baltar delete 167 Conclusion delete 185 Episode Guide delete 191 Chapter Notes delete 195 Bibliography delete 199 Index delete 211
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