Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-222) and index.
Includes filmography, pages 202-205.
Contents
A look to the past: reality and Star trek's multiple histories -- Telling tales of the future: Star trek's examplary narratives -- Creating and comparing myth: Star trek and Star wars -- 'For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us': the American Jeremiad and Star trek's puritan legacy -- 'A reason to live': Star trek's utopia and social change -- Help when times are hard: coping with trauma through the Star trek community -- The pleasure of the trek: confessions of self-improvement and individualism -- Poles apart: future time, Deep space nine and Enterprise's 'faith of the heart' -- 'Oh my God, it's real!': crossing the frontiers of Star trek fandom in Galaxy quest.