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Peer reviewedOtt, Brian L.; Aoki, Eric – Western Journal of Communication, 2001
Analyzes the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Theorizes the relationship between collective visions of the future and the identity politics of the present. Argues that "The Next Generation" invites audiences to participate in a shared sense of the future that constrains human agency and (re)produces the…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Imagination, Politics
