Sebastian Stoppe

Is Star Trek Utopia?

Investigating a Perfect Future

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Produktbeschreibung

In six sections, this book documents what the Star Trek franchise has in common with classic utopias. Chapters analyse how technology changes society and how the Federation embodies utopian ideals. Also explored are the political relations among alien species and how the Borg resembles an anti-utopian society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781476686363
• ISBN-10: 147668636X
• Artikelnr.: 64627227

Autorenporträt

Sebastian Stoppe is a media scholar and project manager at Leipzig University Library. He has published several works on Star Trek, other television and film studies, especially on film scoring, and on computer game studies. He lives in Leipzig, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface
1 Introduction: Why Star Trek Matters
5 1.
The Meaning of Utopia
11 2.
How Technology Changes Society
41 3.
Life in Space: Utopia on a Ship
57 4.
Politics in Star Trek
73 5.
Anti-Utopia: The Borg
125 6.
Post-Utopia: Does Star Trek Become Darker?
141 7.
How Utopian Is Star Trek?
158 Chapter Notes
165 Works Cited
175 Index
191