School of Creative Arts, Film and Media (SCAFM)

BA (Hons) (Lancaster)

MA, PhD (Nottingham)

PgCLTHE (Portsmouth)

 

My research interests lie within the broad contexts of British and American popular culture; my PhD thesis for example focused on the connections between letter writing, Star Trek fandom and American culture. Other areas of academic interest include British and American science fiction film and television, toys and movie merchandising, genre, memory and fan nostalgia, and the relationship between fan texts and fan affection. I am very keen to supervise students who are considering a PhD in one of the above areas. I am currently supervising PhD projects on masculinity in American crime drama and British youth television on Channel 4.

Current Research^{[Back to top]}

I am currently engaged in a number of research projects which investigate a range of media texts and their related fan audiences. I was invited to serve as Editor of the Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood, a major online and print publication from Intellect Books. The first volume is now out. This will be an academic database aimed at both university students of film and academics. The directory, which will include volumes on Independent, Japanese, British and Australian cinemas amongst others, is intended to play a part in the distribution of academic output, and in building a forum for the study of film from a disciplined theoretical base. I am developing a project on cult fans, collecting and media merchandise. The outcomes of this research will result in a monograph and several conference papers and articles on the representations of fandom in film and television and collecting in popular culture.

Publications^{[Back to top]}

Publications since 2008 [IR]

Books^{[Back to top]}

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Geraghty, L. (Ed.) (Forthcoming). Smallville chronicles: critical essays on the television series. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Geraghty, L. (2007). Living with Star Trek: American culture and the Star Trek universe. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1845114213.

Edited Journal Issues^{[Back to top]}

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Geraghty, L. (Ed.). (2006). Subjects and citizens [= Critical Survey, 18 (3)]. Oxford/New York: Berghahn.

Chapters in Edited Books^{[Back to top]}

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Geraghty, L. (In press). Repeated pleasures: history, narrative and the multiple formats of science fiction television/ Piaceri ripetuti: storia, narrazione e formati multipli nella televisione di fantascienza. In B. Maio (Ed.), Quality and cult television/Il cult e l’autore nella serialità televisiva (pp. 00-00). Torino, Italy: Kaplan Edizioni.

Geraghty, L. (In press). “I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore”: examining Smallville’s Canadian cult geography. In L. Geraghty (Ed.), Smallville chronicles: critical essays on the television series (pp. 00-00). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Geraghty, L. (2007). Telling tales of the future: science fiction and Star Trek’sexemplary narratives. In N. Taher & S. Gopalan (Eds.), Storytelling in Management (pp. 112-129). Hyderabad, India: The Icfai University Press.

Geraghty, L. (2007). Childhood dreams: the young, the old, and the alien visitor in 1980s American science fiction film. In T. J. Morrissey & O. De Los Santos (Eds.), When genres collide: selected essays from the 37th annual meeting of the Science Fiction Research Association (pp. 153-160). Waterbury, CT: Fine Tooth Press.
 
Geraghty, L., & Janicker, R. (2007). Playing hard to get: game-playing and the search for humanity in Star Trek and Red Dwarf. In D. Mead & P. Frelik (Eds.), Playing the universe: games and gaming in science fiction (pp. 113-126).  Lublin: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press.

Geraghty, L. (2006). Ageing toys and players: fan identity and cultural capital. In M. W. Kapell & J. Shelton Lawrence (Eds.), Finding the force of the StarWars franchise: fans, merchandise and critics (pp. 209-223). New York: Peter Lang.

Articles^{[Back to top]}

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Geraghty, L. (2007, December).Painted men and Salt Monsters: the alien body in 50s and 60s American science fiction television. Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media,4. http://intensities.org/Issues/Intensities_Four.htm

Geraghty, L. (2007). “Realities...blending as one!'”: film texts and intertexts in the Star Trek/X-Men crossover comics. Extrapolation, 48 (1), 108-119.

Geraghty, L. (2006). A network of support: coping with trauma through Star Trek fan letters. The Journal of Popular Culture, 39 (6), 1002-1024.

Geraghty, L. (2006). Editorial: subjects and citizens. Critical Survey, 18(3), 1-4.

Geraghty, L. (2006). Love’s Fantastic Voyage: Crossing between Science Fiction and Romantic Comedy in Innerspace. Extrapolation, 47(1), 123-133.

Geraghty, L. (2005). Creating and comparing myth in twentieth-century science fiction: Star Trek and Star Wars. Literature/Film Quarterly, 33(3), 191-200.

Geraghty, L., & Janicker, R. (2004, November). “Now that’s what I call a close encounter!”: the role of the alien in science fiction film, 1977 – 2001. Scope: An On-line Journal of Film and Television Studies. http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/article.php?issue=nov2004&id=254&section=article&q=geraghty

Geraghty, L. (2004). “Help when times are hard’”: bereavement and Star Trek fan letters.” Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media, 5. http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/refractory/2004/02/03/help-when-times-are-hard-bereavement-and-star-trek-fan-letters-lincoln-geraghty/

Geraghty, L. (2003). Neutralising the Indian: Native American stereotypes in Star Trek: Voyager.  US Studies Online, 4. http://www.baas.ac.uk/resources/usstudiesonline/article.asp?us=4&id=13 Also included in P. C. Rollins, J. E. O’Connor & D. Carmichael (Eds.), Film & History CD-ROM Annual 2001-2002.

Geraghty, L. (2003). The American Jeremiad and Star Trek’s puritan legacy. Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 14(2), 228-245.

Geraghty, L. (2003). Telling tales of the future: science fiction and Star Trek’s exemplary narratives. Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture, 3(2). http://reconstruction.eserver.org/032/geraghty.htm

Geraghty, L. (2003). Homosocial desire on the final frontier: kinship, the American romance, and Deep Space Nine’s erotic triangles. Journal of Popular Culture, 36(3), 441-465.
 
Geraghty, L. (2002). “Carved from the rock experiences of our daily lives”: reality and Star Trek’s multiple histories. European Journal of American Culture, 21(3),160-176.

Geraghty, L. (2002). Reading on the frontier: a Star Trek bibliography. Extrapolation, 43(3), 288-313.

Encyclopædia and Other Contributions^{[Back to top]}

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Geraghty, L. (2005). Star Trek: Voyager. In G. Westfahl (Ed.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders (vol. 3, pp. 1265-1267). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Geraghty, L. (2005). Star Trek: The Next Generation. In G. Westfahl (Ed.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders (vol. 3, pp. 1263-1265). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Geraghty, L. (2005). Star Trek: The Motion Picture” In G. Westfahl (Ed.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders (vol. 3, pp. 1261-1263). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Geraghty, L. (2005). Star Trek Generations. In G. Westfahl (Ed.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders (vol. 3, pp. 1259-1261). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Geraghty, L. (2005). Star Trek. In G. Westfahl (Ed.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders (vol. 2, pp. 1252-1254). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Geraghty, L. (2005). Westerns. In G. Westfahl (Ed.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders (vol. 2, pp. 887-889). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Geraghty, L. (2005). Native Americans. In G. Westfahl (Ed.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders (vol. 2, pp. 553-555). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Geraghty, L. (2003). A step back in TIME: The Lord of the Rings and Star Trek. SFRA Review #266, Oct/Nov/Dec, 3-5.
               
Geraghty, L. (2002). Star Trek in American studies: an alien concept. Science Fiction Studies,29(3), 532-533.

Book Reviews^{[Back to top]}

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I have reviewed books, films and conferences for: Journal of American Studies, SFRA Review, Media, Culture & Society, European Journal of American Culture, Cercles: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone, Vector: The Critical Journal of the BSFA, American Studies in Britain and Scope: An On-line Journal of Film Studies.

Guest Lectures^{[Back to top]}

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My glorious obsession: nostalgia, community and collecting film and television merchandise. Research seminar in the School of Film and Television Studies, University of East Anglia, 23rd April 2008.

The PhD experience and getting your first job. Plenary Lecture, Fourth Annual MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference, University of the West of England, 12th July 2007.

The pleasure of the Trek: confessions of self-improvement and individualism in American Star Trek fan culture. Guest Lecture in the Department of Film Studies, University of Winchester, 4th May 2005.

Media Appearances^{[Back to top]}

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Radio Interview on the cultural influences of Star Trek for Equal Time for Free Thought, WBAI-FM, New York/New Jersey, April 27th 2008.

Television Interview on science fiction for Time Shift Documentary, Parallel Worlds – A User’s Guide, BBC Bristol/BBC Four, 28th November 2006.

Radio Interview on popular culture and Star Trek for Star Trek at 40 Documentary, Pier Productions/BBC Radio 2, October 3rd 2006.

Radio Interview on the anniversary of Star Trek for Star Trek at 40, Breakfast Show, BBC Southern Counties Radio, 6th September 2006.

Telephone Interview on cultural impact of Star Wars for Star Wars Feel the Force, Done and Dusted Productions/Sky One, 18th May 2005.

Conference Papers^{[Back to top]}

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I have presented 29 papers in the fields of film, television and fandom at conferences in the UK, US, and Canada as well as chairing panels and contributing to round table discussions.