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.
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.
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.
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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 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
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
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