Title
Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier
Files
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Description
The next entry in Sterling's pop culture psychology series features 20 essays and an exclusive interview with Rod Roddenberry—son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. In a fun and accessible way, Star Trek Psychology delves deep into the psyches of the show’s well-known and -loved characters. The trailblazing franchise spans five TV series, 13 films, and countless novelizations. It celebrated, as no other form of entertainment had before, a world filled with space-traveling dreams and human diversity. In the process, it became one of the oldest and most popular sci-fi franchises of all time. Star Trek Psychology uses academic and scientific theories to analyze and answer such questions as Why do Trek’s aliens look so human? and How can the starship’s holodeck be used for therapy? This compilation examines alien neurobiology, discusses identity formation for shape shifters, explores the importance of emotion for artificial intelligence, and much more.
ISBN
9781454918424
Publication Date
5-2-2017
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co.
City
New York
Disciplines
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Erickson, William B. and Blanchar, John, "Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier" (2017). Psychology Faculty Book Publications. 4.
https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/psyc_books/4
Comments
Psychology faculty member William Blake Erickson has contributed a chapter to this book.
Erickson, W. B. & Blanchar, J. (2017). Four quadrants, many beings: Group dynamics in the federation and beyond. In T. Langley (Ed.), Star trek psychology: the mental frontier. New York: Sterling.