Reclaiming Space
Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 10 May 2023
- ISBN 9780197604793
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages392 pages
- Size 163x242x26 mm
- Weight 1440 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 18 410
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Short description:
Much has been said and written about the value of space exploration from a worldview that is primarily Western, Caucasian, male, and politically libertarian. Reclaiming Space aims to incubate, illuminate, and illustrate a more diverse and inclusive conversation about space travel. Featuring twenty-seven essays written by a diverse array of contributors, Reclaiming Space offers perspectives on subjects such as spaceflight's history; the links between science fiction, space art and imagery, and space policy; and spaceflight as a tool for social progress.
MoreLong description:
Reclaiming Space is an innovative study of space travel's history, legitimacy, and future. The NewSpace movement that presently dominates spaceflight culture is characterized by distinctly Western, free-market capitalist values and associated with the space ambitions of the super-wealthy. This book exists to incubate, illuminate, and illustrate a more diverse and inclusive conversation about space exploration. Reclaiming Space asks: What would space exploration be like if we prioritized, or even simply acknowledged, the perspectives and value systems of individuals who are disabled, aren't white, aren't male, or aren't characteristically Western in their values? What can these perspectives teach us all about space exploration and its value (or even its potential for harm) that cannot be easily recognized or appreciated under the NewSpace status quo? And what should we be doing differently when it comes to space exploration?
The twenty-seven original essays in this volume provide much needed perspective on space exploration by offering counterpoints to mainstream thinking about space. Essays address subjects such as the history and development of spaceflight culture, both within and outside the United States; the impact of science fiction and space art on how we conceptualize space; diverse cultural narratives and responses to space; and the ways space exploration might be leveraged in support of repairing injustices. Reclaiming Space also considers what our responsibilities might be as a spacefaring species in the distant future. Contributors include academics who research space exploration, spaceflight culture, space ethics, and space policy, as well as space artists and authors of award-winning science and speculative fiction. Written for space enthusiasts of all backgrounds, Reclaiming Space is an engaging, provocative volume of essays showcasing the perspectives of women, persons of color, and others who are typically left out of discussions of space exploration.
Table of Contents:
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword. By Lori Garver
Preface
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Reclaiming Space. By James S.J. Schwartz, Linda Billings, and Erika Nesvold
Part 1: The Evolution and History of Spaceflight
Chapter 2: Neoliberalism: Problematic. Neoliberal Space Policy? Extremely Problematic. By Linda Billings
Chapter 3: Space from Afar: From Africa Across the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. By Mukesh Chiman Bhatt
Chapter 4: Cold Warrior Magic, Africana Science, and NASA Space Religion, Part One: Laura Nader's Contrarian Anthropology for Afrofuturist Times. By Edward C. Davis IV
Chapter 5: Global Participation in the "Space Frontier." By Alan Marshall
Chapter 6: Phrenology in Space: Legacies of Scientific Racism in Classifying Extraterrestrial Intelligence. By William Lempert
Part 2: The Art of Envisioning Space
Chapter 7: The Language of Space. By Mary Robinette Kowal
Chapter 8: Spacefaring for Kinship. By Vandana Singh
Chapter 9: Opportunities to Pursue Liberatory, Anticolonial, and Antiracist Designs for Human Societies Beyond Earth. By Danielle Wood, Prathima Muniyappa, and David Colby Reed
Chapter 10: African Space Art as a New Perspective on Space Law. By Saskia Vermeylen and Jacque Njeri
Chapter 11: Embodiment in Space Imagery: Beyond the Dominant Narrative. By Daniela de Paulis and Chelsea Haramia
Chapter 12: Appreciating What's Beautiful About Space. By James S.J. Schwartz
Part 3: Cultural Narratives and Spaceflight
Chapter 13: Sacred Space: Decolonization Through the Afrofuture. By Ingrid LaFleur
Chapter 14: Sherpas on the Moon: The Case for Including "Native Guides" in Space Exploration. By Deana L. Weibel
Chapter 15: Indigeneity, Space Expansion, and the Three-Body Problem. By Tony Milligan
Chapter 16: On Loving Nonliving Stuff. By Daniel Capper
Chapter 17: Reclaiming Space: On Hope in a Jar, a Bear in the Sky, and the Running Red Queen. By Kathryn Denning
Part 4: Being Accountable in the Present
Chapter 18: Contact Zones and Outer Space Environments: A Feminist Archaeological Analysis of Space Habitats. By Alice Gorman
Chapter 19: Occupy Space: Will Disabled People Fly? By Sheri Wells-Jensen
Chapter 20: Protecting Labor Rights in Space. By Erika Nesvold
Chapter 21: Reclaiming Lunar Resources: Paving the Way for an International Property Rights Regime for Outer Space. By Ruvimbo Samanga
Chapter 22: Starlink or Stargazing: Will Commerce Outshine Science? By Tanja Masson-Zwaan
Chapter 23: Creating a Culture of Extraterrestrial Environmental Concern. By William R. Kramer
Part 5: Visions of the Further Future
Chapter 24: Desire, Duty, and Discrimination: Is There an Ethical Way to Select Humans for Noah's Ark? By Evie Kendal
Chapter 25: Deconstructing and Re-Privileging the Education System for Space. By Janet de Vigne
Chapter 26: Astrobioethics Considerations Regarding Space Exploration. By Octavio Chon-Torres
Chapter 27: Greening the Universe: The Case for Ecocentric Space Expansion. By Andrea Owe
Chapter 28: Will Posthumans Dream of Humans? A Message to Our Dear Post-Planetary Descendants. By Francesca Ferrando
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