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Star Trek and Star Wars : the enlightenment versus the anti-enlightenment / George A. Gonzalez.
Van Pelt Library PN1992.8.S74 G65 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gonzalez, George A., 1969- author.
- Series:
- Peter Lang prompt
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Star Trek television programs--Political aspects.
- Star Trek television programs.
- Star Wars films--Political aspects.
- Star Wars films.
- Enlightenment--United States.
- Enlightenment.
- Popular culture--Political aspects--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Right and left (Political science)--United States.
- Right and left (Political science).
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Nationalism.
- Star Trek films.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 120 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2022]
- Summary:
- "In Star Trek and Star Wars: the Enlightenment versus the Anti-Enlightenment, George A. Gonzalez shows that these two behemoths of popular culture put the Enlightenment and anti-Enlightenment before the viewing public. Star Trek is arguably the popular culture vehicle most reflective of the Enlightenment: a belief in political and social progress, leading to a society that is modern, classless, and totally free of gender and ethnic biases. The Star Wars franchise, meanwhile, is seemingly the artistic embodiment of the anti-Enlightenment: societal progress (to the extent that it occurs) is solely a function of technology and not a perfecting of justice and fairness. Gonzalez shows that this reflects the pessimism and demoralization underlying the Trump phenomenon, and the rise of anti-democratic, virulent nationalism"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Hegel/Marx Political Philosophy Paradigm
- 2. Praxis: Enlightenment versus the Anti-Enlightenment
- 3. Star Trek (Original Series) Against Patriarchy and Jim Crow
- 4. The Early Cold War and Star Trek (Original Series)
- 5. Star Trek and the Clash of Civilizations: Anti-Enlightenment versus Modernism (Universal Justice)
- 6. Nazi Takeover of America: The Man in the High Castle and Star Trek.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gonzalez, George A., 1969- Star Trek and Star Wars
- ISBN:
- 9781433197703
- 1433197707
- OCLC:
- 1330403692
- Publisher Number:
- 99993038332
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