Star Trek Discovery and the Female Gothic - Tell Fear No

In Star Trek Discovery and the Female Gothic: Tell Fear No, Carey Millsap-Spears examines the Star Trek series through the lens of the Female Gothic, illustrating how each season includes traditional elements of the narrative formula, including a mystery, a gothic villain and heroine, an escape narrative, and the explained supernatural.

List of contents

Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: "Haven't you ever been afraid of a ghost?": Gothic Romances, Star Trek, and Science Fiction
Chapter 2: "That Hope is You": Female Gothic Heroines and Michael Burnham
Chapter 3: "He Groomed You. He Chose You": The Gothic Villain and Star Trek: Discovery
Chapter 4: "That's How We Find Our Way": Escape Narratives, the Female Gothic, and the Voyages
Chapter 5: "I Like Science": the Explained Supernatural, the Female Gothic, and Star Trek: Discovery
Chapter 6: "Sometimes We Know the Role We're Meant to Play": Starfleet's (Ineffective) Gothic Heroes
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Carey Millsap-Spears

Product details

• Authors: Carey Millsap-Spears
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666910513
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-051-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Lexington Books Horror Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Film: styles & genres