Abstract/Details

Communication Contexts on Star Trek: The Next Generation

Parham, Thomas David, III.   Regent University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1995. 9610333.

Abstract (summary)

Star Trek's profound influence on popular culture has given it a unique place among other television shows in American history. The transformation of a failed 1960s television program into a cultural phenomenon can best be examined by scrutinizing the communication contexts exhibited in Star Trek. Examination of those patterns will reveal a philosophical purview that informs not only the text of the artifact but that entices millions of audience members, who have embraced the phenomenon and developed parasocial interactions with Star Trek.

Indexing (details)


Subject
Mass communications
Classification
0708: Mass communications
0323: American studies
Identifier / keyword
Communication and the arts; Social sciences; Roddenberry, Gene; Popular culture; Television; Star Trek: The Next Generation
Title
Communication Contexts on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Author
Parham, Thomas David, III
Number of pages
240
Degree date
1995
School code
1058
Source
DAI-A 56/12, Dissertation Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
9798582503873
Advisor
Tarpley, J. Douglas
University/institution
Regent University
University location
United States -- Virginia
Degree
Ph.D.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
9610333
ProQuest document ID
304220625
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/304220625