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Roth, Lane – 1983
"Battlestar Galactica," ABC-TV's prime-time science fiction series for 1978-79, illustrates how popular, mass media entertainment can communicate contradictory meanings that correlate with unresolved cultural tensions. The ambiguity of visual design is especially confusing because it is contrapuntal to the simplicity and clarity of the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Futures (of Society), Imagery, Mass Media Role
Roth, Lane – 1985
Analyzing the setting of six recent "blockbuster" films, this study outlines numerous instances of the Western's influence on several contemporary science fiction films, "Star Wars,""Battlestar Galactica,""Star Trek: The Motion Picture,""The Black Hole,""The Empire Strikes Back," and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Context, Film Criticism, Film Study
