Outer space and popular culture : influences and interrelations, Part 2 / edited by Annette Froehlich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Froehlich, Annette, editor.

Series:

Southern Space Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Law of the sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (115 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]

Summary:

Following on from Part 1, which was highly acclaimed by the space community, this peer-viewed book provides detailed insights into how space and popular culture intersect across a broad spectrum of areas, including cinema, music, art, arcade games, cartoons, comics, and advertisements.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1 Being the Alien: The Space Pierrots and Circus Spaces of David Bowie, Klaus Nomi and Michael Jackson

1.1 David Bowie: Lost in Clown Space?

1.2 Singing Astral Pop Songs for Earthlings: Klaus Nomi, the Futuristic RoboPierrot

1.3 Out of This World: Michael Jackson, the Male Barbarella?

1.4 The Space Oddities of Bowie, Nomi and Jackson-and Chimeric Clowns

2 When Art Was Science

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The First Space Artists

2.2.1 Leonardo Da Vinci

2.2.2 Galileo Galilei

2.3 A Polymathic Legacy

2.4 The Creative Imperative

2.4.1 Johannes Kepler

2.4.2 Max Planck

2.4.3 Albert Einstein

2.4.4 Richard Feynman

2.5 Common Ground

2.5.1 Frank Joseph Malina

2.5.2 Stephen Wilson

2.6 The Art/Sci Dichotomy Demystified

2.6.1 Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein

2.6.2 The Education of a Polymathic Nation

2.6.3 From STEM to STEAM

2.6.4 The Role Models of STEAM

2.6.5 The Sustainability of STEAM

2.6.6 Ushering in an Art/Sci Culture

2.7 The Creative Imperative and The Polymathic Legacy

2.8 A Culture of Transdisciplinary Collaboration

2.9 The Polymathic Lifestyle Quiz

2.10 The Creative Arts Agenda

2.11 Conclusion

3 The Limitless Horizons of Space Art

3.1 Introduction

3.2 A Brief History in Time

3.3 The Polymathic Forerunners

3.3.1 James Hall Nasmyth, Engineer/Artist/Astronomer

3.3.2 Thomas Simeon Scriven Bolton, Artist/Illustrator/Astronomer

3.3.3 Lucian Rudaux, Artist/Illustrator/Astronomer/Writer

3.3.4 Chesley Knight Bonestell, Architect/Astronomer/Artist

3.3.5 Ralph Andrew Smith, Engineer/Artist/British Interplanetary Society President

3.4 Amaze, Inspire, Instruct: The Purpose of Space Art

3.4.1 Categories of Space Art

3.4.2 Art on Earth Viewed from Space

3.5 Art Viewed in Space and in Zero Gravity

3.6 Art Made in Space.

3.6.1 Art Utilizing Space Data

3.7 The Functions of Space Art

3.8 Conclusion

4 Rockets and Science Fiction: A Mutual Journey

4.1 Introduction

4.2 History of Rockets

4.3 Science Fiction and Space

4.3.1 Jules Verne-Space Inspirator

4.4 The Science Fiction Rocket

4.4.1 The Nuclear Rocket

4.4.2 The Jetpack and Rocket Belt

4.5 Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Froehlich, Annette Outer Space and Popular Culture

ISBN:

9783030917869

OCLC:

1298512813