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 Jeremiad, one of the nation's
foundational texts to create a narrative that relates how through
communal effort and personal change, utopia can be achieved. He
discusses how fans define the series as a blueprint for the
solution of such social problems in America as racism and war and
shows how they have used the series to cope with personal trauma
and relate to such characters as Data and Seven of Nine in moments
of personal transformation. This is all in all an enjoyable and
revealing book on "Star Trek's" active relationship with its many
thoughtful fans.
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