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"Hailing frequencies open" : communication in Star Trek: The Next Generation

Title: "Hailing frequencies open" : communication in Star Trek: The Next Generation / Thomas D. Parham III.
Author: Parham, Thomas D.
Publication: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

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Description

viii, 197 pages; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy ; 67

Uniform Title

Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 67.

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-183) and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: Launching The Next Generation -- The Twin Strains of Sci Fi -- One. Background -- Science Fiction from Shelley to Star Wars -- Growth of a Genre -- Star Trek's Generations -- The New Voyages -- Contextual Communication Theories -- Two. The Intrapersonal Context -- Data and Symbolic Interactionism -- Gender Differences, Worf and Troi -- Character Realization with Picard, Riker, Crusher and La Forge -- Summary -- Three. The Interpersonal Context -- The Parent-Child Dyad -- The Mentor-Protege Dyad -- The Friendship Dyad -- The Romance Dyad -- Summary -- Four. The Group and Organizational Contexts -- The Enterprise Command Crew as a Group -- Starfleet as an Organization -- Summary -- Five. The Mass Communication Context, Part I -- Intrapersonal Issues: Philosophy of The Next Generation -- Interpersonal Issues: Parasocial Interactions -- Six. The Mass Communication Context, Part II -- Group/Organizational Issues: Fans and Texts -- Seven. Next Frontiers for Communication Contexts -- Intrapersonal Issues on Star Trek: Discovery -- Michael Burnham and the Four Loves -- Interpersonal Issues on Star Trek: Voyager -- Group/Organizational Issues on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine -- Organizational Dissent and the Maquis -- Audience/Artifact Relationship with Star Trek: Enterprise -- Reception Theory -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Expanding the Universe -- Trek Tech -- The True Legacy -- "The sky's the limit".

Call Number

MWGT 19-3778

ISBN

9781476676685
1476676682

LCCN

2019943095

OCLC

1088544253

Author

Parham, Thomas D., author.

Title

"Hailing frequencies open" : communication in Star Trek: The Next Generation / Thomas D. Parham III.

Publisher

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy ; 67

Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 67.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-183) and index.

Research Call Number

MWGT 19-3778

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