Premiering on Fox in 2009, Joss Whedon's Dollhouse was an innovative, contentious and short-lived science fiction series whose themes were challenging for viewers from the outset. A vast global corporation operates establishments (Dollhouses) that program individuals with temporary personalities and abilities. The protagonist assumes a different identity each episode-her defining characteristic a lack of individuality. Through this obtuse premise, the show interrogated free will, morality and sex, and in the process its own construction of fantasy and its audience. A decade on, the world is-for better or worse-catching up with Dollhouse's provocative vision. This collection of new essays examines the series' relevance in the context of today's social and political issues and media landscape.
ISBN: | 9781476679907 |
Publisher: | McFarland |
Imprint: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
Published date: | 30 Jun 2022 |
DEWEY: | 791.4572 |
DEWEY edition: | 23/eng/20220512 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | xii, 290 |
Weight: | 408g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 22mm |