Fan Phenomena: Star Trek

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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. Fuelling the ever-expanding franchise are some of the most rabid and loyal fans in the universe, known affectionately as Trekkies. Perhaps no other community so typifies fandom as the devoted aficionados of the Star Trek television series, motion pictures, novels, comic books and conventions. Indeed, in many respects, Star Trek fans created modern fan culture and continue to push its frontiers with elaborate fan-generated video productions, electronic fan fiction collectives and a proliferation of tribute sites in cyberspace.

In this anthology, a panel of rising and established popular culture scholars examines the phenomenon of Star Trek fan culture and its most compelling dimensions. The book explores such topics as the impact of the recent ‘rebooting’ of the iconic franchise on its fan base; the complicated and often contentious relationship between Star Trek and its lesbian and gay fans; the adaptation of Star Trek to other venues, including live theatre, social media and gaming; fan hyperreality, including parody and non-geek fandom; one iconic actor’s social agenda; and alternative fan reactions to the franchise’s villains. The resulting collection is both a snapshot and moving picture of the practices and attitudes of a fan culture that is arguably the world’s best known and most misunderstood.

Striking a balanced tone, the contributors are critical yet respectful, acknowledging the uniquely close and enduring relationship between fans and the franchise while approaching it with appropriate objectivity, distance and scope. Accessible to a variety of audiences – from the newcomer to fan culture to those already well read on the subject – this book will be heralded by fans as well as serious scholars.

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• Einführung: Das Beispiel einer Fankultur?
• Lebe lang und erfolgreich: Wie die Fans aus Star Trek ein kulturelles Phänomen machten
• Nicht deines Vaters Star Trek: Der Reboot eines Franchise und die Überschreibung eines Fandoms
• Eine verweigerte Utopie: Star Trek und seine homosexuellen Fans
• Live-Auftritte und die Star-Trek-Fankultur
• Assimiliere das! Computergesteuerte Kommunikation und die Star-Trek-Fankultur
• Im Orbit verloren: Satellit Star-Trek-Fans
• Star-Trek-Fans in der Parodie: Fans verhöhnen andere Fans
• Lieutenant Sulus Facebook: 'Professor' Takei und das sozial vernetzte Klassenzimmer
• Die Borg: Fan-Außenseiter oder Säulen der Kultur?