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245 00 $a Space and time : $b essays on visions of history in science fiction and fantasy television / $c edited by David C. Wright, Jr., and Allan W. Austin.
264  1 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland, $c [2010]
300    $a vi, 225 pages ; $c 23 cm
520    $a "The first half of the book approaches science fiction television as primary evidence, demonstrating how such programs consciously or unconsciously elucidate persistent concerns and enduring ideals of a past era and place. The second half studies television as secondary evidence, investigating how popular media constructs and communicates narratives about past events"--Provided by publisher.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0  $a Introduction : viewing the past through science fiction and fantasy television / David C. Wright, Jr., and Allan W. Austin -- Reflections of a nation's angst; or, how I learned to stop worrying and love The twilight zone / Novotny Lawrence -- Beneath the surface: Voyage to the bottom of the sea as Cold War science fiction / Randall Clark -- Looking glass war: the topsy-turvy world of The prisoner / Bryan E. Vizzini -- The limits of Star trek's final frontier: "the omega glory" and 1960s American liberalism / Allan W. Austin -- Lost in translation: autonomy, agency, and cybernetic anxiety from Apollo to The six million dollar man / Daryl Lee -- It's about Tempus: Greece and Rome in "classic" Doctor who / Antony Keen -- Constructing a grand historical narrative: struggles through time on Highlander: the series / David C. Wright, Jr. -- The future as past perfect: appropriation of history in the Star trek series / Judith Lancioni -- Too close for comfort? exploring the construction of near future historical narratives in science fiction television / Korcaighe P. Hale -- "The future is the past": music and history in Firefly / Kendra Preston Leonard -- The battle for history in Battlestar galactica / Janice Liedl.
650  0 $a Science fiction television programs $x History and criticism.
650  0 $a Fantasy television programs $x History and criticism.
650  0 $a History on television. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010000595
650  0 $a Television and history. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133488
700 1  $a Wright, David C., $d 1952- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010003682
700 1  $a Austin, Allan W. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002093028
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