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BL
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1038077
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b792447
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Battis, Jes,1979-
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Investigating Farscape : : uncharted territories of sex and science fiction /\ Jes Battis.
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London :: I.B. Tauris,, 2007.
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Investigating cult TV
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1 online resource (248 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0857713655
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: 1435603729
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: 9780857713650
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: 9781435603721
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1845113411
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184511342X
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9781845113414
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9781845113421
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Nightmares and wonders : a critical introduction to Farscape -- Prisoners and friends : the people of Farscape -- Moya : births, biomechanoids, and companion species -- Alien masculinities, alienated desires : Crighton, D'Argo, and Scorpius -- Tralks, teachers, and soldiers : Farscape and the uncharted territories of the feminine -- "Point it like a gun and shoot" : bodies and biological narratives -- Frell me dead, you're totally fahrbot : language-power and language-play in Farscape -- One nation under Moya : alienation and imperialism in Farscape -- Farscape lexicon.
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My name is John Crichton. 'I'm lost'. An astronaut. Shot through a wormhole. In some distant part of the universe. 'I'm trying to stay alive'. Aboard this ship. 'This living ship'. Of escaped prisoners." During its fourth and - for the present - final season, "Farscape" was the Sci-Fi Channel's highest rated original series. With its dedicated fan-base, "Farscape" seasons are still top-billing Sci Fi dvds. This first proper analysis of the show, written by a scholar-fan, uncovers "Farscape's" layers and those of the living spaceship Moya. Jes Battis pro.
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Science fiction television programs-- United States.
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Sex role on television.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Television-- History Criticism.
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Science fiction television programs.
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Sex role on television.
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Farscape (Television program)
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Farscape (Television program)
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Farscape
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.4572
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PN1992.77.F32B38 2007eb
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AP 39800rvk
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