V. Fembot Fatale: Gender and Consciousness Performance in Battlestar Galactica Sharon, the other Cylon character mentioned previously, is also a character highly coded with ideas of motherhood. Unlike many of the other female characters on the show, the audience never sees Sharon act sexually. At most, Helo and she share a few on-screen kisses, butContinue reading “Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 5.2 of 7)”
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Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 5.1 of 7)
V. Fembot Fatale: Gender and Consciousness Performance in Battlestar Galactica The ultimate melding of the Femme Fatale figure with the figure of the Fembot can be found in the modern remake of the 1970’s television series, Battlestar Galactica in the character known simply as Number 6. For those unfamiliar with this sci-fi staple ofContinue reading “Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 5.1 of 7)”