Explanation

I stole this idea from my dear friend, but I've changed the idea slightly. In order to keep my thoughts organized, I'm going to write entries about my research for my master's degree. Feedback is more than appreciated.

The dissertation has the following (tentative) title of:

Boldly Going : The Economies of Space in Star Trek

I think imagination is important to human growth, which is what politics (though it pains me to be so normative) should aspire to. I also believe in what ever can be imagined outside of the social space, is possible to construct within the social space. Therefore, I think imagination is a much needed subversive sphere (not too unlike Edward Soja's Thirdspace which I will be talking about later). I find that this is important to note because many would accuse such literary projects are merely academic projects and are therefore meaningless because they do not study "reality."

With this belief, it's my intention to study how economics, which supposedly does not exist in a capitalist sense, function through space. For example, what inspires workers to work? The Federation may not use money, but they must interact with societies and empires that do. How do they accomplish this? If one can divine the answer, is it possible to foster such a space in our own world if even others resist? Would we want to?

Or there are so many questions... So what will this blog be about? My random political/economic/social thoughts on Star Trek, a study of the concept of space, and a study of economy, with a dash of the inevitable Critical Theory thrown in.

If some of these concepts seem unfamiliar, do not worry! I intend to fully explain each concept so that I can easily understand them myself.