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"The first half of the book approaches science fiction television as primary evidence, demonstrating how such programs consciously or unconsciously elucidate persistent concerns and enduring ideals of a past era and place. The second half studies television as secondary evidence, investigating how popular media constructs and communicates narratives about past events"--Provided by publisher.
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Space and time: essays on visions of history in science fiction and fantasy television
2010, McFarland & Company, Inc.
in English
0786436646 9780786436644
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Table of Contents
Introduction : viewing the past through science fiction and fantasy television / David C. Wright, Jr., and Allan W. Austin
Refections of a nation's angst; or, how I learned to stop worrying and love The twilight zone / Novotny Lawrence
Beneath the surface: Voyage to the bottom of the sea as Cold War science Fiction / Randall Clark
Looking glass war: the topsy-turvy world of The prisoner / Bryan E. Vizzini
The limits of Star trek's final frontier: "the omega glory" and 1960s American liberalism / Allan W. Austin
Lost in translation: autonomy, agency, and cybernetic anxiety from Apollo to The six million dollar man / Daryl Lee
It's about Tempus: Greece and Rome in "classic" Doctor Who / Antony Keen
Constructing a grand historical narrative: struggles through time on Highlander, the series / David C. Wright, Jr.
The future as past perfect: appropriation of history in the Star Trek series / Judith Lancioni
Too close for comfort? exploring the construction of near future historical narratives in science fiction television / Korcaighe P. Hale
"The future is the past": music and history in firefly / Kendra Preston Leonard
The battle for history in Battlestar Galactica / Janice Liedl.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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