Star Trek and history
Editorial RUTGERS-STATE UNIV. NEW JERSEY
Mainland Spain
- Publisher RUTGERS-STATE UNIV. NEW JERSEY
- ISBN13 9780813524665
- ISBN10 0813524660
- Type Book
- Pages 246
- Published 1997
- Bookbinding Rustic
Sections
Sociology. General TopicsStar Trek and history
Editorial RUTGERS-STATE UNIV. NEW JERSEY
Mainland Spain
Book Details
Star Trek and History examines the representational and narrative functions of race in Star Trek and explores how the meaning of race in the science fiction series has been facilitated and constrained by creative and network decision-making, by genre, by intertextuality, and by the audience. The author interprets how the changing social and political movements of the times have influenced the production and meaning of Trek texts and the ways in which the ongoing series negotiated and reflected these turbulent histories. Most significantly, he tells us why is it important for readers to better understand the articulation of race in this enduring icon of American popular culture.