The Ambivalence of Memory in Naomi Mitchison’s Speculative Fiction
Science Fiction Studies
Sharing outer space
Science Fiction Film & Television
D.C. Fontana’s contributions to the Star Trek franchise test the epistemological consequences of ... more D.C. Fontana’s contributions to the Star Trek franchise test the epistemological consequences of sharing space. Fontana wrote screenplays for various Star Trek series from 1966 until 2006. Her scripts challenge cultural readings of progress driven by absolute individual freedom, which is an obstacle to functional community. The franchise, in idealizing free exploration, tends to celebrate the infinite accumulation of knowledge, but Fontana’s narratives destabilize and limit knowledge instead. She writes stories about cohabitation and symbiotic relationships that enable collaborative futures.
Whatever I may think of the observations, interpretations and arguments contained within this pro... more Whatever I may think of the observations, interpretations and arguments contained within this project, I have one firm belief threaded into the much-belabored analysis that here stretches its newly born arms. That point of certainty is this: there is an inherent, vital intimacy that pumps blood into academia and provides it with a driving purpose. The structural components of inquiry that clothe our thoughts exist for the sake of communication, but cannot be mistaken as an endpoint. Propelled by a spirit of dearly-held immediacy, be it the spirit of curiosity, the holy spirit or the Dionysian spirit, questions creep, not toward answers, but toward significance. As this yet youthful project matures and its eyes grow accustomed to the brilliance that surrounds it, I hope to develop my stake in education and integrate its beating heart such that the body of my work may tremble with the vitality of my relationship with Nietzsche and Euripides, my relationship with Bard, and my relationship with the expansive universe of inquiry I anticipate greeting with warmth.
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