To Boldly Go: Marketing the Myth of Star Trek (International Library of the Moving Image)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 178831008X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wilson and Maria Colavito. . Her work encompasses many fields, including myth in relation to film and television as well research on the science fiction genre. Djoymi Baker is Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of The Encyclopaedia of Epic Films (2014), with Constantine Santas, James M
Fusing key theory from film, TV, media and folklore studies, as well as anthropology and other specialisms, To Boldly Go is an authoritative guide to the function of myth across the whole Star Trek enterprise.. In this way, it reminds consumers of the Star Trek story's ongoing centrality within popular culture, whether in the form of the original 1960's series, the later additions such as Voyager and Discovery or J. J. Chapters examine how oral and literary traditions have influenced the series structure and its commercial image, how the cosmological role of humanity and the Earth are explored in title sequences across various Star Trek media platforms, and the multi-faceted way in which Internet, video game and event spin-offs create rituals to consolidate the space opera's fan base. Cultural manifestations of myth have
. Her work encompasses many fields, including myth in relation to film and television as well research on the science fiction genre. She is the author of The Encyclopaedia of Epic Films (2014), with Constantine Santas, James M. About the Author Djoymi Baker is Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Melbourne. Wilson and Maria Colavito