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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Includes essays that investigate the relationship between our past and science fiction and fantasy television. This title also includes essays that contextualize a particular program or series while others discern ways in which a show depicts history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroduction: Viewing the Past through Science Fiction and Fantasy TelevisionDAVID 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 ZoneNOVOTNY LAWRENCE 2. Beneath the Surface: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Cold War Science FictionRANDALL CLARK 3. Looking Glass War: The Topsy-Turvy World of The PrisonerBRYAN E. VIZZINI 4. The Limits of Star Trek's Final Frontier: "The Omega Glory" and 1960s American LiberalismALLAN W. AUSTIN 5. Lost in Translation: Autonomy, Agency, and Cybernetic Anxiety from Apollo to The Six Million Dollar ManDARYL LEE 6. It's About Tempus: Greece and Rome in "Classic" Doctor WhoANTONY KEEN 7. Constructing a Grand Historical Narrative: Struggles through Time on Highlander: The SeriesDAVID C. WRIGHT, JR. 8. The Future as Past Perfect: Appropriation of History in the Star Trek SeriesJUDITH LANCIONI 9. Too Close for Comfort? Exploring the Construction of Near Future Historical Narratives in Science Fiction TelevisionKORCAIGHE P. HALE 10. "The Future Is the Past": Music and History in FireflyKENDRA PRESTON LEONARD 11. The Battle for History in Battlestar GalacticaJANICE LIEDL Suggested Readings in Science Fiction and Fantasy TelevisionDAVID C. WRIGHT, JR. Contributors Index ...
