[Commlist] New Book: Is Star Trek Utopia? Investigating a Perfect Future

Sebastian Stoppe
Is Star Trek Utopia? Investigating a Perfect Future

McFarland & Co. Publishers
204 pp.
ISBN (print) 978-1-4766-8636-3
ISBN (ebook) 978-1-4766-4668-8

Star Trek has transcended science fiction through its use of elements 
that have crucial roles in classical utopian tradition. New technologies 
change a civilization, a miniature society unfolds on a spaceship, and 
an android teaches humanity. Star Trek has been answering many questions 
about our own world for 50+ years, and since the days of Captain Kirk, 
the franchise has become one of the world's best-known cultural 
phenomena. This book documents what the Star Trek franchise has in 
common with classic utopias. Chapters analyze how technology changes 
society and how the Federation embodies utopian ideals. Also explored 
are the political relations among alien species that reflect past and 
present conflicts in our real world and how the Borg resembles an 
anti-utopian society.

https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/is-star-trek-utopia/

Table of Contents

Preface 1
Introduction: Why Star Trek Matters 5
1. The Meaning of Utopia  11
2. How Technology Changes Society 41
3. Life in Space: Utopia on a Ship 57
4. Politics in Star Trek 73
5. ­­Anti-Utopia: The Borg 125
6. ­­Post-Utopia: Does Star Trek Become Darker? 141
7. How Utopian Is Star Trek? 158
Chapter Notes 165
Works Cited 175
Index 191


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