Guest editrix: Dr Melissa Beattie (remote/adjunct, SNHU), tritogeneia@aol.com
In September of 2001, Enterprise (later retitled Star Trek: Enterprise) debuted on UPN in the US. Though diegetically the earliest in the Star Trek universe, as it is a prequel set in the 22nd century, this series was the last entry of the franchise to be broadcast-only, with the 2009 ‘Kelvinverse’ being on cinema screens and subsequent Trek series being available via streaming. Despite its unique position within the franchise, however, the series has been critically under-studied. Because of its neglected importance, the Popular Culture Studies Journal seeks 6-8000 words papers focusing upon Enterprise/Star Trek: Enterprise, to be published in conjunction with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the series premiere.
Topics
Topics for papers may include (but are by no means limited to) the following:- Production context (industrial and/or sociocultural)
- Media representation of and in the series (identities, Othering, etc)
- Production elements (performance, direction, writing, aesthetics, music, etc)
- Afterlives (pop culture references, subsequent work by the regulars/recurrings, etc)
- Paratexts and intertexts
- Tie-ins
- Canonicity
- Fans and fandom
- Fan activities (fanfic, vids, conventions, cosplay, etc)
- Technology (representation of and/or changes in)
- Prequels and/in telefantasy
- Diegetic/extra-diegetic history/-ies
Proposals from graduate students and independent scholars are welcome; undergraduate proposals will be considered as well. Informal enquiries may be sent to Dr Beattie at tritogeneia@aol.com.
Please submit a 250-300 word abstract and 100 word author bio by 15 June 2025 to the above email address.
Expected timeline
- 1 July, 2025: decisions sent out on abstracts.
- 1 December, 2025: complete articles due for peer review.
- 1 February, 2026: articles returned after peer review.
- 1 May, 2026: revised articles due.
- 1 June, 2026: any additional changes will be requested of authors.
- 1 September, 2026: final deadline.
- 15 October, 2026: publication of the volume.
