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Title: | Remixing of individuals results in doomed new persons in Star Trek |
Authors: | Grech, Victor E. |
Keywords: | Science fiction -- History and criticism Star Trek fiction |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research |
Citation: | Grech, V. E. (2016). Remixing of individuals results in doomed new persons in Star Trek. Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, 3(1), 21-28. |
Abstract: | The science fiction genre is unique in that it allows almost magical remixes, including that of two separate physical individuals, such that the controlling mind becomes a single and seamless character. This occurs in three episodes within the Star Trek franchise. It will be shown that the circumstances leading to this event are validated in a pseudo-scientific way. The new, merged personality is shown to be increasingly reluctant to relinquish existence in order to allow the two previous personalities to re-exist. However, Star Trek’s respect for the sanctity of the individual’s boundaries forces this separation, reifying the old status quo even at the expense of a new entity that is greater than the sum of the original parts. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25739 |
ISSN: | 23422009 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPae |
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