David G. Loconto

Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom

Boldly Going Where No Fans Have Gone Before

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Produktbeschreibung

David G. LoConto explores the development of the Star Trek fandom through a social psychological approach, using symbolic interaction theory and strategic ritualization theory as well as ideas from Habermas and Foucault to track the fandom's movements, values, and evolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781793607027
• ISBN-10: 1793607028
• Artikelnr.: 63301279

Autorenporträt

By David G. LoConto

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Foundations
Chapter One: The Importance of Narratives, Science Fiction and Star Trek
Chapter Two: Fandom
Part II: Star Trek Fandom, 1966-2019
Chapter Three: Symbolic Interaction, Resource Mobilization Theory and
Fandom, 1966-1969
Chapter Four: Social Movement Societies and Fandom, 1970-1979
Chapter Five: From Social Movement Society to Stability, 1980-1989
Chapter Six: Cultural Diffusion and Changing Identity 1990-2001
Chapter Seven: The Long Road and Multiphrenia, 2001-2016
Chapter Eight: We Deserve a New Series! New Beginnings
Part III: Behavior and Star Trek Fandom
Chapter Nine: Collective Identity and Rituals at Conventions
Chapter Ten: I Cosplay Therefore I Am
Chapter Eleven: Power, Politics and the Fandom
Chapter Twelve: The Impact of Social and Digital Media on the Fandom
Part IV: Conclusions
Chapter Thirteen: The Future of Star Trek and its Fandom