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An edition of Star Trek as myth (2010)

Star Trek as myth

essays on symbol and archetype at the final frontier

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"This collection of essays on Star Trek brings together perspectives from scholars in fields including film, anthropology, history, American studies and Biblical scholarship, and examines the symbolism, religious implications, heroic and gender archetypes, and lasting effects of the Star Trek 'mythscape'"--Provided by publisher.

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McFarland & Co.
Language
English
Pages
229

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History and criticism, Star Trek television programs, Myth on television

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The signifcance of the Star Trek mythos / Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
Star Trek as myth and television as mythmaker / Wm. Blake Tyrell
A structuralist appreciation of Star Trek / Peter J. Claus
Some implications of the mythology in Star Trek / C. Scott Littleton
Star Trek: American dream, myth and reality / Ace G. Pilkington
Speakers for the dead: Star Trek, the Holocaust, and the representation of atrocity / Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
"Every old trick is new again": Myth in quotations and the Star Trek franchise / Djoymi Baker
Star Trek as American monomyth / John Shelton Lawrence
The Sisko, the Christ: A comparison of messiah figures in the Star Trek universe and the New Testament / Jeffery S. Lamp
Course in federation linguistics / Richard R. Jones
Evocations and evasions of archetypal lesbian love in Star Trek: Voyager / Roger Kaufman
Protestant ethic and the spirit of Surak: Star Trek: Enterprise, anti-Catholicism and the Vulcan Reformation / Jennifer E. Porter
A vision of a time and place: Spiritual humanism and the utopian impulse / Bruce Isaacs
Kirk doctrine: The care and repair of archetypal heroic leadership in J.J Abrams' "Star Trek" / Stephen McVeigh
Conclusion: The hero with a thousand red shirts / Matthew Wilhelm Kapell.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.45/75
Library of Congress
PN1992.8.S74 S7275 2010

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Pagination
x, 229 p. :
Number of pages
229

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Open Library
OL24437994M
Internet Archive
startrekasmythes00kape
ISBN 13
9780786447244
LCCN
2010004827
OCLC/WorldCat
475664396

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