American Science Fiction TV: Star Trek, Stargate, and Beyond
- ISBN-10
- 0819567388
- ISBN-13
- 9780819567383
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 308
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Author
- Jan Johnson-Smith
Description
A full-length analysis of the popular phenomenon of American science fiction television argues that the genre has replaced the Western in the American cultural imagination; explores common themes in science fiction--including politics, ideology, ethnicity, gender, and militarism--and examines narrative patterns and visual styles as exemplified by key science fiction series. Original.
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