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Star Trek PhD Thesis Wins Academic Prize

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the who-said-watching-tv-rots-yer-brain dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A PhD thesis based on Star Trek has won an Australian university's top academic prize. Dr Djoymi Baker's 90,000 word dissertation 'Broadcast Space: TV Culture, Myth and Star Trek' was awarded the University of Melbourne's Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD. Dr Baker watched over 700 Star Trek episodes — more than 624 hours — to investigate the relationship between ancient mythology and today's popular culture. American academics thought her research was 'superlative' and suitable for teaching."

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  1. Myth and Star Trek??? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't get it. There was like NO embedded myth in Star Trek, especially when compared to the ORIGINAL Battlestar or to Babylon 5. Those two shows actually had a backstory foundation to sit on. Star Trek? Not a chance, unless you count the Eugenics Wars.

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  2. Re:Star Trek by anagama · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://www.shatnerhasbeen.com (you can hear interviews and songs). I actually bought this album a year ago or so and I'm not ashamed to say I truly like it. Anyway, your post reminded me of the song "Has Been" from that album.

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