Is Star Trek Utopia?

Autorentext
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.

Klappentext
Star Trek has transcended science fiction through its use of elements that have crucial roles in classical utopian tradition. New technologies change a civilization, a miniature society unfolds on a spaceship, and an android teaches humanity. Star Trek has been answering many questions about our own world for 50+ years, and since the days of Captain Kirk, the franchise has become one of the world's best-known cultural phenomena. This book documents what the Star Trek franchise has in common with classic utopias. Chapters analyze how technology changes society and how the Federation embodies utopian ideals. Also explored are the political relations among alien species that reflect past and present conflicts in our real world and how the Borg resembles an anti-utopian society.

Zusammenfassung
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.

Inhalt
Table of Contents

PrefaceBR> Introduction: Why Star Trek MattersBR> 1.he Meaning of Utopia
2.ow Technology Changes Society
3.ife in Space: Utopia on a Ship
4.olitics in Star Trek
5.nti-Utopia: The Borg5
6.ost-Utopia: Does Star Trek Become Darker?1
7.ow Utopian Is Star Trek?8
Chapter Notes5
Works Cited5
Index1

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