Space and Time

David C. Wright, Jr., is an associate professor and chair of the Department of History and Government at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Allan W. Austin is a history professor at Misericordia University. He is also a book review editor for Journal of American Ethnic History.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction: Viewing the Past through Science Fiction and Fantasy TelevisionDAVID C. WRIGHT, JR., AND ALLAN W. AUSTIN      1. Reflections of a Nation’s Angst; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Twilight ZoneNOVOTNY LAWRENCE      2. Beneath the Surface: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Cold War Science FictionRANDALL CLARK      3. Looking Glass War: The Topsy-Turvy World of The PrisonerBRYAN E. VIZZINI      4. The Limits of Star Trek’s Final Frontier: “The Omega Glory” and 1960s American LiberalismALLAN W. AUSTIN      5. Lost in Translation: Autonomy, Agency, and Cybernetic Anxiety from Apollo to The Six Million Dollar ManDARYL LEE      6. It’s About Tempus: Greece and Rome in “Classic” Doctor WhoANTONY KEEN      7. Constructing a Grand Historical Narrative: Struggles through Time on Highlander: The SeriesDAVID C. WRIGHT, JR.      8. The Future as Past Perfect: Appropriation of History in the Star Trek SeriesJUDITH LANCIONI      9. Too Close for Comfort? Exploring the Construction of Near Future Historical Narratives in Science Fiction TelevisionKORCAIGHE P. HALE      10. “The Future Is the Past”: Music and History in FireflyKENDRA PRESTON LEONARD      11. The Battle for History in Battlestar GalacticaJANICE LIEDL      Suggested Readings in Science Fiction and Fantasy TelevisionDAVID C. WRIGHT, JR.      Contributors      Index