Title: A Network of Support: Coping with Trauma Through <i>Star Trek</i> Fan Letters
Abstract: The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 39, Issue 6 p. 1002-1024 A Network of Support: Coping with Trauma Through Star Trek Fan Letters LINCOLN GERAGHTY, LINCOLN GERAGHTY University of PortsmouthSearch for more papers by this author LINCOLN GERAGHTY, LINCOLN GERAGHTY University of PortsmouthSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 November 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00331.xCitations: 3 Lincoln Geraghty is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Subject Leader in Media Studies in the School of Creative Arts, Film, and Media at the University of Portsmouth. He is on the editorial boards of The Journal of Popular Culture, Atlantis: A Journal of the Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies, and the online journal Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture. He has published widely on all series of Star Trek, science fiction television, and collecting Star Wars toys. 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