Star Trek: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Theory and Practice is a wonderful illustration of the well-known declamation ‘To boldly go where no man has gone before.’ It explores various intersections between the humanities and the sciences in Star Trek, with a wide range of topics, including architecture, medical and ethical concepts.
This eclectic collection of essays feature topics such as ‘The Relevance of Star Trek in the Big Bang Theory,’ ‘Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Science Fiction,’ ‘Ethical Issues in Reproduction in the Star Trek Series,’ ‘Sentient Creatures in the Star Trek Universe to name but a few. These essays form the proceedings of a Star Trek Symposium held in Malta in 2014. Delegates and speakers worldwide came together from varied fields of medicine, nursing, humanities and architecture providing a rich and innovative interpretation of Star Trek and science fiction in general. To the writers’ knowledge, this was the first international academic symposium dealing exclusively with Star Trek. This book aims to reach and appeal to both academics from various disciplines as well as to science fiction lovers with a penchant for Star Trek.
This eclectic collection of essays feature topics such as ‘The Relevance of Star Trek in the Big Bang Theory,’ ‘Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Science Fiction,’ ‘Ethical Issues in Reproduction in the Star Trek Series,’ ‘Sentient Creatures in the Star Trek Universe to name but a few. These essays form the proceedings of a Star Trek Symposium held in Malta in 2014. Delegates and speakers worldwide came together from varied fields of medicine, nursing, humanities and architecture providing a rich and innovative interpretation of Star Trek and science fiction in general. To the writers’ knowledge, this was the first international academic symposium dealing exclusively with Star Trek. This book aims to reach and appeal to both academics from various disciplines as well as to science fiction lovers with a penchant for Star Trek.
The organising team will not stop here. With a Science Fiction Symposium held after the very successful Star Trek event, the authors intend to publish the proceedings of this symposium as well. Submitted abstracts were encouraged to explore and present contemporary issues in medicine, science and technology as well as philosophical and sociological issues relating to the Humanities, with a specific focus and a direct correlation to science fiction.
2016 also marks the 50th anniversary from the launch of Star Trek: The Original Series, thus creating the need to prepare for another Star Trek event which will be held on 15 and 16 July, 2016. The organisers are inviting academics to send in their abstracts. The proceedings of these events when published will yield an interesting book series.
This book is available on Amazon. One can also order a copy directly from MaltaSciFi Facebook page or send an email on info@scifi-malta.com.
Further information on these symposia is found on Sci-Fi Symposium, Star Trek Symposium and Sci-Fi Malta.