Space and Time
Essays on Visions of History in Science Fiction and Fantasy Television
Published on 20. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
231 pages
978-0-7864-3664-4 (ISBN)
Description
Essays in this work examine treatments of history in science fiction and fantasy television programs from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. Some essays approach science fiction and fantasy television as primary evidence, demonstrating how such programs consciously or unconsciously elucidate persistent concerns and enduring ideals of a past era and place. Other essays study television as secondary evidence, investigating how popular media construct and communicate narratives about past events.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
383 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-3664-4 (9780786436644)
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Persons
David C. Wright, Jr., is an associate professor and chair of the Department of History and Government at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Allan W. Austin is a history professor at Misericordia University. He is also a book review editor for Journal of American Ethnic History.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction: Viewing the Past through Science Fiction and Fantasy Television
DAVID C. WRIGHT, JR., AND ALLAN W. AUSTIN
1. Reflections of a Nation's Angst; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Twilight Zone
NOVOTNY LAWRENCE
2. Beneath the Surface: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Cold War Science Fiction
RANDALL CLARK
3. Looking Glass War: The Topsy-Turvy World of The Prisoner
BRYAN E. VIZZINI
4. The Limits of Star Trek's Final Frontier: "The Omega Glory" and 1960s American Liberalism
ALLAN W. AUSTIN
5. Lost in Translation: Autonomy, Agency, and Cybernetic Anxiety from Apollo to The Six Million Dollar Man
DARYL LEE
6. It's About Tempus: Greece and Rome in "Classic" Doctor Who
ANTONY KEEN
7. Constructing a Grand Historical Narrative: Struggles through Time on Highlander: The Series
DAVID C. WRIGHT, JR.
8. The Future as Past Perfect: Appropriation of History in the Star Trek Series
JUDITH LANCIONI
9. Too Close for Comfort? Exploring the Construction of Near Future Historical Narratives in Science Fiction Television
KORCAIGHE P. HALE
10. "The Future Is the Past": Music and History in Firefly
KENDRA PRESTON LEONARD
11. The Battle for History in Battlestar Galactica
JANICE LIEDL
Suggested Readings in Science Fiction and Fantasy Television
DAVID C. WRIGHT, JR.
Contributors
Index
Introduction: Viewing the Past through Science Fiction and Fantasy Television
DAVID C. WRIGHT, JR., AND ALLAN W. AUSTIN
1. Reflections of a Nation's Angst; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Twilight Zone
NOVOTNY LAWRENCE
2. Beneath the Surface: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Cold War Science Fiction
RANDALL CLARK
3. Looking Glass War: The Topsy-Turvy World of The Prisoner
BRYAN E. VIZZINI
4. The Limits of Star Trek's Final Frontier: "The Omega Glory" and 1960s American Liberalism
ALLAN W. AUSTIN
5. Lost in Translation: Autonomy, Agency, and Cybernetic Anxiety from Apollo to The Six Million Dollar Man
DARYL LEE
6. It's About Tempus: Greece and Rome in "Classic" Doctor Who
ANTONY KEEN
7. Constructing a Grand Historical Narrative: Struggles through Time on Highlander: The Series
DAVID C. WRIGHT, JR.
8. The Future as Past Perfect: Appropriation of History in the Star Trek Series
JUDITH LANCIONI
9. Too Close for Comfort? Exploring the Construction of Near Future Historical Narratives in Science Fiction Television
KORCAIGHE P. HALE
10. "The Future Is the Past": Music and History in Firefly
KENDRA PRESTON LEONARD
11. The Battle for History in Battlestar Galactica
JANICE LIEDL
Suggested Readings in Science Fiction and Fantasy Television
DAVID C. WRIGHT, JR.
Contributors
Index