Exploring the Next Frontier: Vietnam, Nasa, Star Trek and Utopia in 1960s and 70s American Myth and History

ISBN-13: 9780367263966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 256 str.

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell

Opis

This book examines the effects of the Vietnam War on the American myth of the frontier, exploring the continuing significance of the mythic notion of a “frontier” in American culture.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: 1969 and an American Mythos  2. Paradigms Lost and Paradigms Regained: A Mythography of the Lost Frontier  3. Vietnam, The Forever War, and the Shattering of American Myth  4. Technological Triumph, Mythological Miasma: NASA, the Moon, and Transforming Mythos into Logos  5. The Rejection of Paradise: Star Trek and the Final Frontier  6. The High Frontier of Gerard K. O’Neill: An Endless Frontier Utopia in Orbit  7. Conclusion: A Continuing Mythic Significance

O autorze

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell holds Master’s degrees in History and Anthropology and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Swansea University (UK). He has taught those disciplines as well as Film at multiple universities. Previous work includes books in Film and Digital Games and journal articles in African, Urban, and Utopian Studies.