Star Trek and the British Age of Sail: The Maritime Influence Throughout the Series and Films
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Stefan Rabitsch (Author)
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Clear all moorings, one-half impulse power, and set course for a mare incognitum. A popular culture artifact of the New Frontier/Space Race era, Star Trek is often mistakenly viewed as a Space Western. However, the Western format is not what governs the actual worldbuilding of Star Trek, which was, after all, also pitched as `Hornblower in space'. The future of Star Trek is modeled on the world of the British Golden Age of Sail as it is commonly found in the genre of sea fiction. Star Trek and the British Age of Sail re-historicizes and remaps the origins of Star Trek and subsequently the entirety of its fictional world-the Star Trek continuum-on an as yet uncharted transatlantic bearing.
About the Author
Stefan Rabitsch is an assistant professor in American Studies at the University of Graz and teaches courses in American cultural history at the University of Klagenfurt. His research and teaching are dominated by American cultural studies, especially cultural history, together with a pronounced focus on science fiction studies across media. He lives in Klagenfurt, Austria.
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- Contributor: Stefan Rabitsch
- Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
- ISBN13: 9781476664637
- Number of Pages: 246
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x13mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Release Date: 2018-10-30
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Stefan Rabitsch is an assistant professor in American Studies at the University of Graz and teaches courses in American cultural history at the University of Klagenfurt. His research and teaching are dominated by American cultural studies, especially cultural history, together with a pronounced focus on science fiction studies across media. He lives in Klagenfurt, Austria.
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