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Robots in Popular Culture: Androids and Cyborgs in the American Imagination
By Hall, Richard A. & others
- ISBN
- 9781440873843
- Publisher
- Greenwood
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Starred Review on October 1, 2021 | Reference
Hall (Pop Goes the Decade: The 2000s) and contributors Lisa C. Bailey, Keith R. Claridy, and Josh Plock address depictions of robots in pop culture, as well as related issues and moral questions. Thematic essays discuss robots and slavery, robots as heroes and villains, and more. Signed, alphabetically arranged articles offer fascinating examinations of the creature in Frankenstein, the Buffybot on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Apple's Siri, and Microsoft's Tay chatbot. Each article cover...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
