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Chapter 15 Who’s the Devil? Species Extinction and Environmentalist Thought in Star Trek Dolly Jørgensen Spock: To hunt a species to extinction is not logical. Dr. Gillian Taylor: Whoever said the human race was logical? —Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , the inhabitants of twenty-third-century Earth learn all too well the price of their illogical behavior. By hunting the humpback whale to extinction in the twenty-first century, humankind had sealed its own fate. The humpbacks had been in communication with aliens in the twentieth century, but they had no descendants to reply to an alien probe visiting the planet two centuries later. Earth seemed to be on the verge of destruction, as the seemingly omnipotent probe demanded a reply. Luckily, the Enterprise crew saved the Earth inhabitants from a watery grave with the help of time travel, a biologist, nuclear fuel from a naval vessel, plexiglas, and two twentieth-century whales. Sometimes we think of science fiction as presenting escapist, made-up fantasy worlds. From its beginnings in the 1960s until the present, however, Star Trek has commented on contemporary social issues, establishing itself as part of a larger discourse on the state of the world.1 Contemporary environmental concerns are a major theme in Star Trek. In this chapter, we show how the portrayal of animal species’ extinction in the television shows and movies traces gradual changes in environmentalist thinking over the last forty-five years. Although species extinction could include the mass destruction of worlds and the extinction of peoples, like the loss of the Vulcans in the 2009 movie Star Trek or the civil war that wiped out the population of Cheron (TOS, “Let That Be Your 253 Last Battlefield”), the focus here is on creatures equivalent to animals rather than civilizations that are considered equivalent to humans. -
Star Trek" Mary Jo Deegan University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected]
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by UNL | Libraries University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Sociology Department, Faculty Publications Sociology, Department of 1986 Sexism in Space: The rF eudian Formula in "Star Trek" Mary Jo Deegan University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/sociologyfacpub Part of the Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, and the Social Psychology and Interaction Commons Deegan, Mary Jo, "Sexism in Space: The rF eudian Formula in "Star Trek"" (1986). Sociology Department, Faculty Publications. 368. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/sociologyfacpub/368 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Sociology, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Sociology Department, Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. THIS FILE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: Deegan, Mary Jo. 1986. “Sexism in Space: The Freudian Formula in ‘Star Trek.’” Pp. 209-224 in Eros in the Mind’s Eye: Sexuality and the Fantastic in Art and Film, edited by Donald Palumbo. (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, No. 21). New York: Greenwood Press. 17 Sexism in Space: The Freudian Formula in IIStar Trek" MARY JO DEEGAN Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, its five year mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. These words, spoken at the beginning of each televised "Star Trek" episode, set the stage for the fan tastic future. -
Homo Artificialis63 Bild Final
Homo Artificialis Androiden- und Cyborg-Konzepte Am Beispiel der Science Fiction Serie Star Trek Freie wissenschaftliche Arbeit zur Erlangung des Grades eines Magister Artium (M. A.) am Institut für Kunstpädagogik, Fachbereich 09 der Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main Magisterarbeit von: Marcus Recht, Hermann-Ehlers-Straße 12, 61231 Bad Nauheim, [email protected] Im Hauptfach: Kunstpädagogik/Neue Medien (14. Sem.), Matrikel Nr.: 12 80 667 Im Nebenfach: Philosophie (14. Sem.) und Psychoanalyse (6. Sem.) Eingereicht am: 18.12.2002 Vorgelegt bei: Prof. Dr. Birgit Richard & Prof. Dr. Adelheid Sievert Institut für Kunstpädagogik, Sophienstr. 1-3, 60487 Frankfurt HOMO ARTIFICIALIS MARCUS RECHT I Einleitung ________________________________________ S. 3 I.I Begriffsbestimmung ________________________________ S. 4 II Androiden ______________________________ S. 6 II.I Eine kleine Genealogie künstlichen Lebens _________ S. 6 II.I.1 Automaten _____________________________________ S. 6 II.I.2 Eine digitale Revolution ____________________________ S. 10 II.I.3 Die Genesis erster elektronischer Geschöpfe _____________ S. 12 II.I.4 Elektronische Geschöpfe einer neuen Generation __________ S. 13 II.I.5 Ein neuer Ansatz _________________________________ S. 15 II.I.6 Humanoide Roboter ______________________________ S. 18 II.II Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für Roboter ____________ S. 23 II.II.1 Roboter im Weltraum _____________________________ S. 23 II.II.2 Militärroboter ___________________________________ S. 24 II.II.3 Roboter für den zivilen Bereich _______________________ S. 25 II.II.3.a Industrieroboter ______________________ S. 25 II.II.3.b Spielzeugroboter ______________________ S. 26 II.II.3.c Haushaltsroboter _____________________ S. 28 II.III Künstliche Intelligenz ___________________________ S. 31 II.III.1 Einführung ___________________________________ S. 31 II.III.2 Der dezentralisierte Mensch _________________________ S. -
December 31, 2017 - January 6, 2018
DECEMBER 31, 2017 - JANUARY 6, 2018 staradvertiser.com WEEKEND WAGERS Humor fl ies high as the crew of Flight 1610 transports dreamers and gamblers alike on a weekly round-trip fl ight from the City of Angels to the City of Sin. Join Captain Dave (Dylan McDermott), head fl ight attendant Ronnie (Kim Matula) and fl ight attendant Bernard (Nathan Lee Graham) as they travel from L.A. to Vegas. Premiering Tuesday, Jan. 2, on Fox. Join host, Lyla Berg, as she sits down with guests Meet the NEW SHOW WEDNESDAY! who share their work on moving our community forward. people SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE: and places Mike Carr, President & CEO, USS Missouri Memorial Association that make Steve Levins, Executive Director, Office of Consumer Protection, DCCA 1st & 3rd Wednesday Dr. Lynn Babington, President, Chaminade University Hawai‘i olelo.org of the Month, 6:30pm Dr. Raymond Jardine, Chairman & CEO, Native Hawaiian Veterans Channel 53 special. Brandon Dela Cruz, President, Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii ON THE COVER | L.A. TO VEGAS High-flying hilarity Winners abound in confident, brash pilot with a soft spot for his (“Daddy’s Home,” 2015) and producer Adam passengers’ well-being. His co-pilot, Alan (Amir McKay (“Step Brothers,” 2008). The pair works ‘L.A. to Vegas’ Talai, “The Pursuit of Happyness,” 2006), does with the company’s head, the fictional Gary his best to appease Dave’s ego. Other no- Sanchez, a Paraguayan investor whose gifts By Kat Mulligan table crew members include flight attendant to the globe most notably include comedic TV Media Bernard (Nathan Lee Graham, “Zoolander,” video website “Funny or Die.” While this isn’t 2001) and head flight attendant Ronnie the first foray into television for the produc- hina’s Great Wall, Rome’s Coliseum, (Matula), both of whom juggle the needs and tion company, known also for “Drunk History” London’s Big Ben and India’s Taj Mahal demands of passengers all while trying to navi- and “Commander Chet,” the partnership with C— beautiful locations, but so far away, gate the destination of their own lives. -
The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning Visions of the Human Future in Star Trek: the Next Generation
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY HONORS CAPSTONE The Human Adventure is Just Beginning Visions of the Human Future in Star Trek: The Next Generation Christopher M. DiPrima Advisor: Patrick Thaddeus Jackson General University Honors, Spring 2010 Table of Contents Basic Information ........................................................................................................................2 Series.......................................................................................................................................2 Films .......................................................................................................................................2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................3 How to Interpret Star Trek ........................................................................................................ 10 What is Star Trek? ................................................................................................................. 10 The Electro-Treknetic Spectrum ............................................................................................ 11 Utopia Planitia ....................................................................................................................... 12 Future History ....................................................................................................................... 20 Political Theory .................................................................................................................... -
Janet Quarton, 15 Letter Dahl, Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland
October 1979 NElWSLETXlilR No. 3Z President: Janet Quarton, 15 Letter DaHl, Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland. Vice President: Sheila Clark, 6 Craigmill Cottages, Strathmartine, by Dundee, Scotland. Committee: Beth Hallam, Flat 3, 36 Clapham Rd, Bedford, England. Sylvia Billings, 49 Southampton Rd, Far Cotton, Northampton, England. Valerie Piacentini, 20 Ardrossan Rd, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. Honorary Membersl Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett, William Shatner. De Forest Kelley, .rames Doohan, George Takei, Susan Sackett, Grace Lee 'ihitney, Rupert Evans, Senni Cooper, Anne McCaffrey, Anne Page. DUES U.K. - £2.25 per year: Europe, £2.50 surface, £3.00 airmail letter U.S.A. - $11.00 or £4.50 airmail Australia & Japan - £5.00 airmail Hi, folks. We decided to go ahead and put this newsletter out on time even though it is so close to Terracon. It would have been too late if we had left it till after the con and we didn't really fancy going home from the con to the newsletter. As September 30th is the end of STAG's year we have printed the accounts at the end of this letter. He've ended up with less money in the bank than we started with, but don't worry as there is a good reason. Sylvia is still holding renewal money which hasn't been processed through the Gooks yet and a couple of' bookshops owe us quite a lot on zines. Also we'Ve had to layout quite a lot of money for paper and photos to stock up for the con. The clUb has broken even for the year and we have a good stock of 'zines and photos on hand. -
Star Trek STAG NL 28 (STAG Newsletter 28).Pdf
/ April 1978 NEWSLETTER No. 28 President/Secretary, Janet Quarton, 15 Letter Daill, Cairnbaan, Lochgi Iphe ad , hrgyll, Sootland. Vioe PreSident/Editor, Sheila Clark, 6 Craigmill Cottages, Strathmartine, by Dundee, Sootland. Sales Seoretary' Beth Hallam, Flat 3, 36 Clapham Rd, Bedford, England. Membership Seoretary' Sylvia Billings, 49 Southampton Rd, Far Cotton, Northampton, England. Honorary Members> Gene Roddenberry, Mejel Barrett, William Shatner, James Doohan, George Takei, Susan Sackett, Anne MoCaffrey, 1,nne Page. ***************** DUES U.K. £1.50 per year. Europe £2 printed rate, £3.50 idrmail letter rate. U.S.A. ~6.00 l.irmail, ~4.00 surfaoe,' ],ustralia & J~pan, £3 airmail, £2 surface. ***************** Hi, there, I'm sorry this newsletter is a few days late out but I hope you agree that it was worth waiting so that we could give you the latest news from Paramount. It is great to hear, that the go-ahead has finally been given for the movie and that Leonard Nimoy will be back as Spock. SThR TREK just wouldn't have been the same without him. We don't know how things between Leonard and Paramount, etc, were eventually worked out, we are just happy to hear that they have been. 'jle sent out copies of the telegram we received from Gene on Maroh 28th to those of you who sent us S;.Es for info, as we weren't sure how long the newsletter would be delayed. ,Ie guessed you would hear ru:wurs and want confirmation as soon as possible. If any of you want important news as we receive it just send me an SAE and 1'11 file it for later use. -
October USF PADD
1 From the Editor Greetings one and all! While we carry over some of the celebratory mood of last month's issue for Star Trek's 45th anniversary, this month's main focus is the man behind it all. Gene Roddenberry. In a more somber reflection, we pay tribute to his genius and imagination, for this month marks 20 years since his death. Would he have imagined his vision to continue on so strongly after he had reached his final frontier? We can't say for certain, but surely he had wished. So, aside from the second part of the Star Trek Culture article, we also have a nice little tribute to “the man”, and even some interesting and perhaps little known facts about him. And since I haven't been able to find anyone that attended the big 45th anniversary Vegas Convention and would be willing to share their experience and perhaps pictures, I decided to take us all back in time to the 30th anniversary with the help of a willing simmer. (But I'm still looking for the scoop on this year!) Plus, we have a few “firsts” in this issue. Namely: the first two official strips from the new comic “Prime Defective”, the first time Chief Squill is handing out his astute Ferengi advice, and the first issue of the Cookbook under a new culinary chef... or is she an alchemist? You could think so, considering what she “cooked” up for her debut. And now... I won't hold you up any more. Enjoy the read! Lori Wanted: Ads Consider advertising for your Sim in the USF PADD All USF hosts are warmly invited to submit GRAPHIC or TEXT ADS to be displayed in various sections of this magazine. -
Simulation Scenarios.Pdf
Feature 101 etc. inevitably make us pause, wonder and reconsid- er. Indeed, it has been speculated that this universe Simulation Scenarios in the Star of ours is some form of computer simulation since Trek Universe Reject Solipsism forecasts by serious technologists and futur- ologists predict that enormous amounts of Victor Grech computing power will be available in the fu- ture [...] (t)hen it could be the case that [...] Introduction minds like ours do not belong to the original WE RARELY THINK to question the true nature of race but rather to people simulated by the reality, which seems unambiguous and clear to our advanced descendants of an original race. senses – a Materialist viewpoint. However, since (Bostrom 1) that which we sense and come to know comes about through a potentially fallible sensory interface, it The possibility of the mind being fooled into believ- may well be that the nature of reality is different ing in a false reality is an old SF trope, as famously to that which we perceive, experience, and take as depicted in Gunn’s The Joy Makers and more recently given. The Matrix Many thinkers have attempted to come to grips and Weir’s The Truman Show. with this contentious issue, and a short list includes inJones film suchet al haveas the posited Wachowski six hypothetical brothers’ simulation Plato, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Mill, Heidegger scenarios – that is, theoretical alternative constructs and many others. The essential questions are: what of simulated reality: physical presence, intercept, constitutes reality? Is reality comprised of objective matter and energy that are directly accessible to our In Star Trek (ST), reality can be altered in two ways: mind through our senses? Does this then provide throughavatar, android, non-Federation infinite regression, techniques and and monism. -
Star Trek STAG NL 19
NBWS1ETTER NQ. 19 * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -)(- * * * ~SPlC'AL"":.; A~\NI\J1- RSAR\ISSUF * * * *. * -)(- *, *.~.. * * i<: *. * * * "*t:'"\*H~:.~:J<}. -~ ..\,*:, ,}~,:,);)!;,,,(>s(: -x- -)Ie· * '*, -)(-, * **-*..* * * * -)(- . 'Presi'dent,:· ."J8net'Q,u8r'toh" 15 1et ter ])8 ill, C8 irnb88n, Lochgilphe8 d, Argylli Scotl~nd. Secret8ry: Beth Hsllem, FIst 3, 36 Clephs.m Rd., Bedford, Eng18nd. Edi to'r:' Shei18 C18rk,6 Crei,gmill Cott., St'r8thm8riiine, by ])undee, 'Scotlend. : ," Honor8ryme~bers: fiene Roddenbe+r,Y, l'.18j el Bs rrett" Jemes ])ooh8n, . Goorge T8kei, SuSen Seckett. *-)(-';".i<·."k-7;,**,;(-*******-)(- ])UES U.K. £1.50 per ye8r. U .:S ~A~ %6.00 eirme iI, 114surfe cs .. Jms-treli8 8nd West: Germ8ny £3 sirm8j,l,' £2 surfece"" 'Your membership expires with th:Lsnewsletter ..... " (If ,the sp8ceElbove is' blen:kl . ignore .i ~). *************'*,)(-** Welcome to our enni~ers8ry issue. We decided to put out this' specrel issue to celebr8te STAR TREK'S 10th Anniversery, which 8S most of you know,f.1311s this September:;~ it wssinSeptenber 1966 thatSTJ\R TREK first appeared on the Americsn TV screens. 'Il m sure that you 811 wish to"j,oin me' in' thElXiking G.orte Roddenbe'rry, the production crew and C.8st for giving us so much enJoyment this last t.en years.' Un,fortun8te1y, due. to theBBC b eingslow offthehlElrk.es usu81 , we hElve only h8d ST1\R TRjKo'h"''the':sd're0h ''in' Bri tsin for seven yesrs insteed of tun. ])uring these.s even ye8rs,' the J3BC hes shown 75 episodes of ST 3 tim8S. Miri W8S onl'y . shown once, end of· .. cours e they never showed; the other three (:'1t 811; Whether we get . -
ORDEM CRONOLÓGICA: 1ª Star Trek: the Original Series (1966-1969
ORDEM CRONOLÓGICA: 1ª Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969) 2ª Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1993) 3ª Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) 4ª Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001) 5ª Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005) Jornada nas Estrelas: A Série Original (NCC-1701) Temporada 1 (1966-1967) 01. The Cage (1964) (A Jaula) -02. Where No Man Has Gone Before (1965) (Onde Nenhum Homem Jamais Esteve) 03. The Corbomite Maneuver (O Ardil Corbomite) 04. Mudds Women (As Mulheres de Mudd) 05. The Enemy Within (O Inimigo Interior) 06. The Man Trap (O Sal da Terra) 07. The Naked Time (Tempo de Nudez) 08. Charlie X (O Estranho Charlie) 09. Balance of Terror (O Equilíbrio do Terror) 10. What Are Little Girls Made Of? (E as Meninas, de que São Feitas?) 11. Dagger of the Mind (O Punhal Imaginário) 12. Miri (Miri) 13. The Conscience of the King (A Consciência do Rei) 14. The Galileo Seven (O Primeiro Comando) -15. Court Martial (Corte Marcial) 16. The Menagerie, Parts I & II (A Coleção, Partes I & II) 17. Shore Leave (A Licença) 18. The Squire of Gothos (O Senhor de Gothos) -19. Arena (Arena) 20. The Alternative Factor (O Fator Alternativo) 21. Tomorrow Is Yesterday (Amanhã é Ontem) 22. The Return of the Archons (A Hora Rubra) 23. A Taste of Armageddon (Um Gosto de Armagedon) 24. Space Seed (Semente do Espaço) 25. This Side of Paradise (Deste Lado do Paraíso) 26. The Devil in the Dark (Demônio da Escuridão) 27. Errand of Mercy (Missão de Misericórdia) 28. The City on the Edge of Forever (Cidade à Beira da Eternidade) 29. -
Brain and Dualism in Star Trek
Feature 101 nature of human experience” (Hayles 245) and ignores “the importance of embodiment” (20). Brain and Dualism in Star Trek Moreover, this essay will show that in the vast majority of cases, these interactions constitute one of two events: Victor Grech a dybbuk, which, in Jewish mythology, is defined as the possession of the body by a malevolent spirit, usually that Introduction of a dead person, or outright possession by beings with IN THE PHILOSOPHIES that deal with the mind, dual- superhuman powers. The narratives then focus on coun- ism is the precept that mental phenomena are, to some termeasures that need to be undertaken in order to re- degree, non-physical and not completely dependent on store the original personality into its former body, there- the physical body, which includes the organic brain. by emulating a morality play, with good mastering evil. René Descartes (1596-1650) popularised this concept, maintaining that the mind is an immaterial and non- Narratives physical essence that gives rise to self-awareness and con- For the purposes of this essay, only sources that are ca- sciousness. Dualism can be extended to include the no- nonical to the ST gesamtkunstwerk are considered, i.e. the tion that more broadly asserts that the universe contains televisions series and the movies. two types of substances, on the one hand, the impalpable mind and consciousness and, on the other hand, com- Mind resides in brain mon matter. This is in contrast with other world-views, The certain knowledge that consciousness somehow re- such as monism, which asserts that all objects contained sides within the physical brain is acknowledged in Dan- in the universe are reducible to one reality, and pluralism iel’s “Spock’s Brain.” In this episode, the Enterprise’s Vul- which asserts that the number of truly fundamental reali- can first officer has his brain forcibly removed surgically.