Reclaiming space : progressive and multicultural visions of space exploration / edited by James S.J. Schwartz, Linda Billings, and Erika Nesvold.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schwartz, James S. J., editor.

Billings, Linda, editor.

Nesvold, Erika, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space industrialization.

Outer space--Exploration.

Outer space.

Outer space--Exploration--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 363 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Much has been said and written about the value of space exploration from a worldview that is primarily Western, Caucasian, male, and politically libertarian. Reclaiming Space aims to incubate, illuminate, and illustrate a more diverse and inclusive conversation about space travel. Featuring twenty-seven essays written by a diverse array of contributors, Reclaiming Space offers perspectives on subjects such as spaceflight's history; the links between science fiction, space art and imagery, and space policy; and spaceflight as a tool for social progress.

Contents:

1 An Introduction to Reclaiming Space

Part 1 The Evolution and History of Spaceflight

2 Neoliberalism: Problematic. Neoliberal Space Policy? Extremely Problematic

3 Space from Afar : From Africa across the Indian Ocean to the Pacific

4 Cold Warrior Magic, Africana Science, and NASA Space Race Religion, Part One: Laura Nader's Contrarian Anthropology for Afrofuturist Times

5 Global Participation in the "Space Frontier"

6 Phrenology in Space: Legacies of Scientific Racism in Classifying Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Part 2 The Art of Envisioning Space

7 The Language of Space

8 Spacefaring for Kinship

9 Opportunities to Pursue Liberatory, Anticolonial, and Antiracist Designs for Human Societies beyond Earth

10 African Space Art as a New Perspective on Space Law

11 Embodiment in Space Imagery: Beyond the Dominant Narrative

12 Appreciating What's Beautiful about Space

Part 3 Cultural Narratives and Spaceflight

13 Sacred Space: Decolonization through the Afrofuture

14 Sherpas on the Moon: The Case for Including "Native Guides" in Space Exploration

15 Indigeneity, Space Expansion, and the Three-Body Problem

16 On Loving Nonliving Stuff

17 Reclaiming Space: On Hope in a Jar, a Bear in the Sky, and the Running Red Queen

Part 4 Being Accountable in the Present

18 Contact Zones and Outer Space Environments: A Feminist Archaeological Analysis of Space Habitats

19 Occupy Space: Will Disabled People Fly?

20 Protecting Labor Rights in Space

21 Reclaiming Lunar Resources: Paving the Way for An International Property Rights Regime for Outer Space

22 Starlink or Stargazing: Will Commerce Outshine Science?

23 Creating a Culture of Extraterrestrial Environmental Concern

Part 5 Visions of the Further Future

24 Desire, Duty, and Discrimination: Is There an Ethical Way to Select Humans for Noah's Ark?

25 Deconstructing and Reprivileging the Education System for Space

26 Astrobioethics Considerations Regarding Space Exploration

27 Greening the Universe: The Case for Ecocentric Space Expansion

28 Will Posthumans Dream of Humans? A Message to Our Dear Postplanetary Descendants

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Schwartz, James S. J. Reclaiming Space

ISBN:

0-19-760482-X

0-19-760480-3

0-19-760481-1

OCLC:

1359049020