Star Trek Psychology

The Mental Frontier

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Edited by Travis Langley

Type

Essays

Subject

One Film > Star Trek (TV Series)

Keywords

Star Trek, psychology

Publishing date

2017

Publisher

Union Square & Co.

Collection

Popular Culture Psychology
Volume 7

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 328 pages
6 x 8 ¾ inches (15 x 22 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4549-1842-4

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Book Presentation:
The next entry in Sterling's Popular Culture Psychology series features 20 chapters and exclusive interviews with cast members and Rod Roddenberry. In a fun and accessible way, Star Trek Psychology delves deep into the psyches of the show's well-known and beloved 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 shapeshifters, explores the importance of emotion for artificial intelligence, and much more.

About the Author:
Travis Langley, PhD, is a psychology professor at Henderson State University, the author of Batman and Psychology (Wiley), and the series editor and lead writer of The Walking Dead Psychology, Star Wars Psychology, Game of Thrones Psychology, Doctor Who Psychology, Supernatural Psychology, Wonder Woman Psychology, and Captain America vs. Iron Man (Sterling). He speaks regularly on media and heroism at universities, popular culture conventions, and academic conferences including San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con, Wizard World conventions, and many more. Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics and other films have featured him as an expert interviewee, and the documentary Legends of the Knight spotlighted how he uses fiction to teach real psychology. Psychology Today carries his blog, "Beyond Heroes and Villains." With over 100,000 followers, he ranks among the 10 most popular psychologists on Twitter: @Superherologist.

Press Reviews:
"Five stars.... Loved the book. It was awesome! It was hard to put down!"
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