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Title

Fembot Feminism: The Cyborg Body and Feminist Discourse in The Bionic Woman.

Authors

SHARP, SHARON

Abstract

The article discusses the conflict between feminism and representations of femininity in the television program "The Bionic Woman." The show featured Lindsay Wagner as a woman recreated as a cyborg after an accident. The author notes how television critics did not discuss the feminist aspects of the program and comments on how Wagner's salary negotiations were viewed in gender terms. She discusses how the program emphasized Wagner's sexuality while promoting a strong female role model.

Subjects

BIONIC Woman, The (TV program); WOMEN on television; FEMINISM; WAGNER, Lindsay, 1949-; FEMININITY; CYBORGS on television; WOMEN'S wages

Publication

Women's Studies, 2007, Vol 36, Issue 7, p507

ISSN

0049-7878

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/00497870701593739