CHRIS GREGORY is the author of Be Seeing You: Decoding The Prisoner , a critical analysis of the cult 1960s TV series, which - like the present volume - provides a new approach to the aesthetics of television. He is also a dramatist, novelist and the author of a book of poems, Taking Shape as well as one of the winners of the Lancaster Litfest poetry competition (1991). He is currently teaching courses in Film and Media Studies for Lancaster University.

• Introduction: To Boldly Go: Approaching The Texts of Star Trek PART ONE: STAR TREK , TELEVISION AND CINEMA Classicism, Televisuality and Postmodernity: Star Trek and the Narrative Structures of TV Adventure and Utopianism: The Original Series Pastiche and Nostalgia: The 1980s Movie Series Diplomacy, Family, Destiny: The Next Generation Intrigue, Prophecy, Armageddon: Deep Space Nine Romance, Isolation, Return : Voyager PART TWO: STAR TREK : MYTH AND RITUAL Ritual and Relativism: Star Trek as Cult Mythos and Logos : Star Trek as Mythic Narrative Historicism, Gothicism and Paradox: Star Trek and Genre PART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEMES IN STAR TREK Humanism, Self-Actualisation, Holodiction: Psychological Themes in Star Trek Liberalism, The New Frontier and the American Dream: Political Themes in Star Trek Multiculturalism, Gender and Eugenics: Social Themes in Star Trek Bibliography Index Appendix: Star Trek Episodes and Films

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