ISBN:
9781845114213
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9781845112653
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1845114213
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1845112652
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (viii, 232 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2008 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Living with Star Trek : American Culture and the Star Trek Universe
DDC:
302.2340973
Keywords:
Star Trek films Social aspects
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Star Trek fiction Social aspects
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Science fiction fans
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Star Trek television programs Social aspects
Abstract:
There is a wealth of literature on "Star Trek", and this book is a welcome and original contribution to it. The book not only sets "Star Trek" in dialogue with ideas and stories of utopia, community, self-improvement, that are central to American culture and history, but goes further to examine the ways in which these are taken up and used by 'ordinary' fans, who engage with "Star Trek" in complex and significant ways. Lincoln Geraghty explores, for example, "Star Trek's" multiple histories and how "Star Trek" has used the Puritan American Jere
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Living with Star Trek; Part I: 'Carved from the rock experiences of our daily live': History, Myth and Star Trek's Exemplary Narratives'; 1. A Look to the Past: Reality and Star Trek's Multiple Histories; 2. Telling Tales of the Future: Star Trek's Exemplary Narratives; 3. Creating and Comparing Myth: Star Trek and Star Wars; 4. 'For we must Consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us': The American Jeremiad and Star Trek's Puritan Legacy
Description / Table of Contents:
Part II: A Network of Support: Identification and Emotion in Star Trek Fan Letters5. 'A reason to live': Star Trek's Utopia and Social Change; 6. Help When Times are Hard: Coping with Trauma through the Star Trek Community; 7. The Pleasure of the Trek: Confessions of the Self-Improvement and Individualism; Part III: Fans on Film: Explorations of the Future History and Star Trek Fan Culture; 8. Poles Apart: Future Time, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise's 'Faith of the Heart'; 9. 'Oh my God, it's real!': Crossing the Frontiers of Star Trek Fandom in Galaxy Quest
Description / Table of Contents:
Epilogue: Bringing the Memory to LifeNotes; Filmography; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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