Overview

The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek offers a synoptic overview of Star Trek, its history, its influence, and the scholarly response to the franchise, as well as possibilities for further study. This volume aims to bridge the fields of science fiction and (trans)media studies, bringing together the many ways in which Star Trek franchising, fandom, storytelling, politics, history, and society have been represented. Seeking to propel further scholarly engagement, this Handbook offers new critical insights into the vast range of Star Trek texts, narrative strategies, audience responses, and theoretical themes and issues. This compilation includes both established and emerging scholars to foster a spirit of communal, trans-generational growth in the field and to present diversity to a traditional realm of science fiction studies.

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Author:   Leimar Garcia-Siino ,  Sabrina Mittermeier ,  Stefan Rabitsch
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.120kg
ISBN:  

9780367366674

ISBN 10:   0367366673
Pages:   490
Publication Date:   21 July 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Open Hailing Frequencies Part I: Television Series 1 Star Trek: The Original Series Ina Rae Hark 2 Star Trek: The Animated Series John Andreas Fuchs 3 Star Trek: The Next Generation A. Bowdoin Van Riper 4 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Lisa Doris Alexander 5 Star Trek: Voyager Leimar Garcia-Siino 6 Star Trek: Enterprise Zaki Hasan 7 Star Trek: Discovery Sabrina Mittermeier 8 Star Trek: Picard Justice Hagan 9 Star Trek: Lower Decks Ramón Valle-Jiménez Part II: Movies 10 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Kevin Decker 11 Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan Stefan Rabitsch 12 Star Trek III: Search for Spock Janet McMullen 13 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Una McCormack 14 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Agnieszka Urbańczyk 15 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Torsten Kathke 16 Star Trek Generations Murray Leeder 17 Star Trek: First Contact Ina Batzke 18 Star Trek: Insurrection Igor Carastan Noboa 19 Star Trek: Nemesis Katherine Bishop and Stefan Rabitsch 20 Star Trek (2009) William Proctor 21 Star Trek Into Darkness Nathan Jones 22 Star Trek Beyond Peter Goggin Part III: Transmedia and Franchising 23 Star Trek as Transmedia Storyworld Dawn Stobbart 24 Star Trek as Franchise Derek Johnson 25 Novels Sean Guynes and Gerry Canavan 26 Comics Gerry Canavan 27 Reference Works and Guides Ria Narai 28 Board and Video Games Stefan Hall 29 Music Veronika Keller 30 Merchandise Victoria Godwin Part IV: Fandom and Paratexts 31 Fandom History Karen L. Hellekson 32 Star Trek Fandom around the World Larisa Mikhaylova 33 Fan Fiction Katie Heffner 34 Fanvids E. Charlotte Stevens 35 Fan Tourism and Conventions Lincoln Geraghty 36 Fandom and Intellectual Property Rights Rebecca Tushnet 37 Documentaries Allison Whitney 38 Parody and Homage Michael Robinson 39 Pornography Michael Fuchs 40 Star Trek in the Classroom, Science, and Professional Lives Elizabeth Baird Hardy Part V: Social Themes 41 History and Historiography Martin Gabriel 42 Sex and Romance Carey Milsap-Spears 43 Environment and Ecology Ali Sperling 44 War and Conflict Mareike Spychala 45 Colonialism and Imperialism E. Leigh McKagen 46 Religion and Spirituality Douglas E. Cowan 47 Science and Technology Amy C. Chambers and R. Lyle Skains 48 Medicine and Care Jason T. Eberl 49 Language and Communication Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay Part VI: Social History 50 Race Harvey Cormier 51 Gender Danielle Girard 52 Queerness I: Representations of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People Bruce Drushel 53 Queerness II: Transgender and Nonbinary Representation Si Sophie Pages Whybrew 54 Disability Olivia Johnston Riley 55 Age and Aging Sylvia Spruck Wrigley 56 Nonhumanoid Alien Life Will Tattersdill 57 Posthuman Life Lisa Meinecke 58 Economic Systems Jonathan Thornton 59 Ethics Adam Kotsko 60 Utopia Simon Spiegel

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This book is essential. Capturing the whole of one of the largest franchises in popular culture is an almost impossible task and the editors have brought together exactly the right people to lay the foundation for an understanding of Star Trek. The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek is useful both to scholars finding their footing and scholars working on their newest project. But, also, it is an accessible text for fans of the franchise interested in exploring further. Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Editor of Star Trek as Myth and Author of Exploring the Next Frontier: Vietnam, NASA, Star Trek and Utopia in 1960s and 1970s Myth and History Finally, a Star Trek handbook that is as big-and big-hearted-as the franchise itself! Whether you're interested in Star Trek as a transmedia phenomenon, cultural touchstone, or IP juggernaut, this anthology has you covered. With essays that are both thought-provoking and clearly written, this anthology is a must have for scholars and fans alike. Lisa Yaszek, Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech and editor of The Future is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women from The Pulp Era to Ursula K. Le Guin Science, society, and media would not be what they are today without Star Trek. This collection recognizes how television's most inexhaustible franchise has exercised the imaginations of generations of storytellers and critics. Every entry in the Handbook questions Trek's powerful symbolism while offering vital perspective on its legacy in the real world. Andre Carrington, Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction

"""This book is essential. Capturing the whole of one of the largest franchises in popular culture is an almost impossible task and the editors have brought together exactly the right people to lay the foundation for an understanding of Star Trek. The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek is useful both to scholars finding their footing and scholars working on their newest project. But, also, it is an accessible text for fans of the franchise interested in exploring further."" Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Editor of Star Trek as Myth and Author of Exploring the Next Frontier: Vietnam, NASA, Star Trek and Utopia in 1960s and 1970s Myth and History ""Finally, a Star Trek handbook that is as big—and big-hearted—as the franchise itself! Whether you’re interested in Star Trek as a transmedia phenomenon, cultural touchstone, or IP juggernaut, this anthology has you covered. With essays that are both thought-provoking and clearly written, this anthology is a must have for scholars and fans alike."" Lisa Yaszek, Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech and editor of The Future is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women from The Pulp Era to Ursula K. Le Guin ""Science, society, and media would not be what they are today without Star Trek. This collection recognizes how television’s most inexhaustible franchise has exercised the imaginations of generations of storytellers and critics. Every entry in the Handbook questions Trek’s powerful symbolism while offering vital perspective on its legacy in the real world."" André Carrington, Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction"

This book is essential. Capturing the whole of one of the largest franchises in popular culture is an almost impossible task and the editors have brought together exactly the right people to lay the foundation for an understanding of Star Trek. The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek is useful both to scholars finding their footing and scholars working on their newest project. But, also, it is an accessible text for fans of the franchise interested in exploring further. Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Editor of Star Trek as Myth and Author of Exploring the Next Frontier, NASA, Star Trek and Utopia in 1960s and 1970s Myth and History Finally, a Star Trek handbook that is as big-and big hearted-as the franchise itself! Whether you're interested in Star Trek as a transmedia phenomenon, cultural touchstone, or IP juggernaut, this anthology has you covered. With essays that are both thought provoking and clearly written, this anthology is a must have for scholars and fans alike. Lisa Yaszek is Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech and editor of The Future is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women from The Pulp Era to Ursula K. Le Guin Science, society, and media would not be what they are today without Star Trek. This collection recognizes how television's most inexhaustible franchise has exercised the imaginations of generations of storytellers and critics. Every entry in the Handbook questions Trek's powerful symbolism while offering vital perspective on its legacy in the real world. Andre Carrington is Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction

Author Information

"Leimar Garcia- Siino is an independent scholar. She is the media reviews editor of the SFRA Review and has recently co-edited the special issue Global Utopian Film and TV in the Age of Dystopia for SFFTV with Sean Guynes. Sabrina Mittermeier is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in British and North American History at the University of Kassel, Germany. She is the author of A Cultural History of the Disneyland Theme Parks: Middle-Class Kingdoms (2021), the editor of Fan Phenomena: Disney (2023), and, with Mareike Spychala, of Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery (2020). Stefan Rabitsch is an Associate Professor in American Studies with the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages at the University of Oslo, Norway. A self-declared ""Academic Trekkie,"" he is the author of Star Trek and the British Age of Sail (2019), co-editor of Set Phasers to Teach! Star Trek in Research and Teaching (2018), and co-editor of Fantastic Cities (2022)."

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