Philipp Kneis
(Editor)

Philipp Kneis has studied American Studies and History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He has been the organizer of numerous transatlantic student-based conferences and symposia. His main research interests are American film and television, American politics, European studies, Native American Studies, and memetics. Other interests concern poetry and photography (at pjkx.com). He has recently published The Emancipation of the Soul: Memes of Destiny in American Visual Culture (Peter Lang, 2010).

Finding Atlantis Instead of Utopia:
From Plato to Starfleet and Stargate Command

In this article, Philipp Kneis analyzes the influence of Plato's political thought on contemporary American science fiction, especially Star Trek and Stargate.

Links to Online Resources Cited:

(full list of resources in the book):

• Bacon, Francis. "Nova Atlantis." (09/01/2009).

• Höhler, Sabine. "Myth and the Conquest of Space: Air and Sea." Paper at the conference "Myths, Gender, and the Military Conquest of Air and Sea," Oldenburg, April 22-25, 2009. (09/01/2009).

• Johansen, Thomas K. "Truth, Lies and History in Plato's Timaeus-Critias." HISTOS 2 (1999). (09/01/2009).

• Stadler, Christian. "Soldier or Society? Remarks on the Domestic Importance of Being Valiant." Paper presented at the conference "The Domestic Role of the Military, International Society for Military Ethics," Springfield, Virginia. 2001. (09/01/2009).

• Truzzi, Marcello. "On Some Unfair Practices towards Claims of the Paranormal." In: Oxymoron: Annual Thematic Anthology of the Arts and Sciences. Ed. Edward Binkowski. Vol. 2. The Fringe. New York: Oxymoron Media, 1998. (09/01/2009).

Barbarians at the Gate:
(Ig)Noble Savages and Manifest Destiny at the Final Frontier

This article analyzes the same franchises, Star Trek and Stargate, discussing matters of empire and race.

Links to Online Resources Cited:

(full list of resources in the book):

• Danforth, Samuel. "A Brief Recognition of New-Englands Errand into the Wilderness." 1670. Ed. Paul Royster. (09/01/09).

• Edmunds, R. David. "The US-Mexican War: A Major Watershed." (09/01/2009).

• Edwards, Gavin. "The Protocols of the Elders of Ferengi." $tim Magazine 5:1 (09/13/1996). (09/01/2009).

• Hitchens, Christopher. "Minority Report." The Nation. 255:12 (10/19/1992): 422. (10/04/2009).

• Trudell, John. "European Interview." (10/03/ 2009).

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