Science as Fiction: Technology in Prime Time Television

Argues that television convention mitigates against depictions of technology as socially destructive. Argues that the presentation of science as television fiction is a conservative act. Concludes that television reinforces the socially constructed technological imperative of industrial societies, e...

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Published inCritical Studies in Mass Communication Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 24
Main Authors Banks, Jane, Tankel, Jonathan David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1990
Subjects
Broadcast Television
Content Analysis
Futures (of Society)
Mass Media Role
Popular Culture
Science Fiction
Technological Advancement
Technology
Television Research
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Summary:Argues that television convention mitigates against depictions of technology as socially destructive. Argues that the presentation of science as television fiction is a conservative act. Concludes that television reinforces the socially constructed technological imperative of industrial societies, effacing its own role in the preservation of the technological society. (RS)