Star Trekrerun, reread, rewritten: Fan writing as textual poaching
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Critical Studies in Mass Communication
- Vol. 5 (2) , 85-107
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15295038809366691
Abstract
This essay rejects media‐fostered stereotypes of Star Trek fans as cultural dupes, social misfits, or mindless consumers, perceiving them, in Michel de Certeau's term, as “poachers” of textual meanings who appropriate popular texts and reread them in a fashion that serves different interests. Specifically, the essay considers women who write fiction based in the Star Trek universe. First, it outlines how these fans force the primary text to accommodate alternate interests. Second, it considers the issue of literary property in light of the moral economy of the fan community that shapes the range of permissible retellings of the program materials.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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