The Sixth Corridor: The Contextualization of the TV Series Cosmos “A Spacetime Odyssey“

The paper provides a framework for understanding the role of popular science in sphere culture war currently being waged USA, and also other places West. It focuses on instrumentalization TV series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey reading cultural political messages woven into this narrative. first describes development as means establishing modernist worldview which, through literature, but above all series, has become an integral part upbringing numerous generations points out number useful, deeply problematic aspects using education, underlines its inherent ambivalences. Particular attention been paid to mechanism by which takes character instrument bringing audiences closer relevant knowledge akin truth. In context concepts media, television, genre formula are described, is established vehicle very specific worldview. way, deconstruction narrative pattern Cosmos created Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson Seth MacFarlane, prepared. key conventions highlighted, e.g. way presenting facts, significant use special effects, or presence speculations about future, inventions narratives such Ship Imagination, Cosmic Calendar Halls Extinction. All done order show utility value that US decades by, roughly speaking, proponents liberal humanism versus conservative fundamentalists. defining hegemony, long-standing tensions conflicts between creationists humanists US. shows how authors producers consciously engaged criticism creationist refusal accept facts relating process global warming. At same time, it looks at from perspective. An analysis scientific topics have instrumentalized suggests their profound every sociocultural context. narrative, highlights importance value, danger acts. concluding section stresses fact supports certain thinking world around us, emphasizes promoting progressivist