To Seek Out New Worlds Science Fiction and World Politics

This volume explores the science fiction/world politics intertext. Through detailed analyses of such texts as Blade Runner, Stalker, Star Trek, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the chapters in this volume examine the complex and sometimes contradictory relat

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Copyright © Jutta Weldes, 2003. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2003 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN IS THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC IMPRINT OF THE PALGRAVE MACMILLAN division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. 0-312-29557-x (hardback) 1-4039-6058-5 (paper) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available from the Library of Congress A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. First Palgrave Macmillan edition: May 2003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.

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Acknowledgments

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1 Popular Culture, Science Fiction, and World Politics: Exploring Intertextual Relations Jutta Weldes

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PART I WORLD POLITICS IN OUTER SPACE 2 “To know him was to love him. Not to know him was to love him from afar”: Diplomacy in Star Trek Iver B. Neumann

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3 Bumpy Space: Imperialism and Resistance in Star Trek: The Next Generation Naeem Inayatullah

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PART II ALIENS AMONG US 4 Aliens, Alien Nations, and Alienation in American Political Economy