This essay was an assignment for my “Science Fiction and American Culture” class.
Science and technology are mirrors in which humankind can see who they are, what they want to be and what they are afraid of. In novels, movies and on television, popular culture explores these possibilities through works of fiction and horror. Sherry Turkle, [...]
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A Mirror for Our Fear
Star Trek Fandom, Camille Bacon-Smith and Me
This essay was written in response to a reading assignment for my “Science Fiction and American Culture” class. We read Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth by Camille Bacon-Smith.
For those of you who think a writer is someone who gets his name on books, let me assure you that is [...]
Camille Bacon-Smith Looks at Star Trek Fandom
This essay was written in response to a reading assignment for my “Science Fiction and American Culture” class. We read Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth by Camille Bacon-Smith. It also makes reference to Brian Stableford’s book, The Sociology of Science Fiction.
In the book Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation [...]
