Star trek / edited by Bruce E. Drushel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Drushel, Bruce E.

Series:

Fan phenomena

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Star Trek television programs.

Star Trek films.

Science fiction television programs--History.

Science fiction television programs.

Science fiction films--History.

Science fiction films.

History.

Physical Description:

106 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, [England] ; Chicago, IL : Intellect Books, 2013.

Summary:

From a decidedly inauspicious start as a low-rated television series in the 1960s that was cancelled after three seasons, Star Trek has grown to become a multi-billion-dollar industry of spin-off series, feature films and merchandise.

Contents:

Live Long and Prosper: How Fans Made Star Trek a Cultural Phenomenon / Elizabeth Thomas Thomas, Elizabeth 10

Not Your Daddy's Star Trek: Rebooting a Franchise and Rewriting a Fandom / Catherine Coker Coker, Catherine 20

A Utopia Denied: Star Trek and its Queer Fans / Bruce E. Drushel Drushel, Bruce E. 30

Trek in the Park: Live Performance and Star Trek Fan Culture / Michael Boynton Boynton, Michael 42

Assimilate This! Computer-Mediated Communication and Star Trek Fan Culture / Kimberly L. Kulovitz Kulovitz, Kimberly L. 52

Lost in Orbit: Satellite Star Trek Fans / Bianca Spriggs Spriggs, Bianca 62

StarTrek Fans as Parody: Fans Mocking Other Fans / Paul Booth Booth, Paul 72

Lieutenant Sulu's Facebook: 'Professor' Takei and the Social Networking Classroom / Nathan Thompson Thompson, Nathan, Kenneth Huynh Huynh, Kenneth 82

The Borg: Fan Pariah or Cultural Pillar? / Charles Evans Jones Jones, Charles Evans 92.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1783200235

9781783200238

OCLC:

858260452

Publisher Number:

99959178518