Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom
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Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom

Boldly Going Where No Fans Have Gone Before

  1. 253 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom

Boldly Going Where No Fans Have Gone Before

About this book

Since it first aired in 1966, Star Trek has led American television into a more progressive era by presenting a diverse cast interacting as equals, demonstrating expertise and efficiency as they lead a starship across the galaxy. To this day, the Star Trek franchise strives to inspire viewers to find beauty in diversity and progress. In Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom: Boldly Going Where No Fans Have Gone Before, David G. LoConto explores the development of the Star Trek fandom from its uncertain beginnings in the 1960s, to the popularity explosion in the 1990s and its triumphant return in 2017. LoConto analyzes the cultural phenomena of Star Trek through a social psychological approach, using symbolic interactionist and strategic ritualization theories, as well as ideas from Habermas and Foucault to track the fandom's movements, values, and evolution.

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Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2020
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781978772601
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Media Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Part I. FOUNDATIONS
  4. Chapter One. The Importance of Narratives, Science Fiction, and Star Trek
  5. Chapter Two. Fandom
  6. Part II. STAR TREK FANDOM, 1966–2019
  7. Chapter Three. Symbolic Interaction, Resource Mobilization Theory, and Fandom, 1966–1969
  8. Chapter Four. Social Movement Societies and Fandom, 1970–1979
  9. Chapter Five. From Social Movement Society to Stability, 1980–1989
  10. Chapter Six. Cultural Diffusion and Changing Identity 1990–2001
  11. Chapter Seven. The Long Road and Multiphrenia, 2001–2016
  12. Chapter Eight. We Deserve a New Series! New Beginnings
  13. Part III. BEHAVIOR AND STAR TREK FANDOM
  14. Chapter Nine. Collective Identity and Rituals at Conventions
  15. Chapter Ten. I Cosplay, Therefore I Am
  16. Chapter Eleven. Power, Politics, and the Fandom
  17. Chapter Twelve. The Impact of Social and Digital Media on the Fandom
  18. Part IV. CONCLUSIONS
  19. Chapter Thirteen. The Future of Star Trek and Its Fandom
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. About the Author

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