Star Trek premiered during the civil rights era and often pushed the envelope by showing a future where people of different ethnicities and members of different species joined together to explore space. At a time when roles for people of…
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T’Pol’s Book Club #4: A Christmas Carol
Regina Peters •
Is there any book less likely as a candidate for a Vulcan-run book club than A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? I can just imagine T’Pol’s unimpressed poker face. She would find his work moralistic, emotionally overwrought, and problematic in…
What does it mean to have gender stereotypes in Trek’s utopia?
Lillyan Ratcliffe •
Star Trek has a history of challenging racial and ethnic stereotypes, yet gender stereotypes seem to persistently appear in the franchise into the modern era. From the male command bias in many of the early series to how many women…
“The Outcast” is Happening Now
Lillyan Ratcliffe •
Content warning: Transphobia and anti-trans violence “The Outcast” is one of the most debated The Next Generation episodes. An alien society where everyone has no gender takes the title character, Soren, who identifies as a woman, and using some form…
“The Lorelei Signal”: A Hidden Trek Gem
Lillyan Ratcliffe •
If my legacy is “that weird lady who defends The Animated Series,” so be it. Just like its predecessor, TAS was made on a miniscule budget and it showed. Yet for all the weird color choices—the Barbie movie probably stole…
Book Review – A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine
Jarrah Hodge •
From the publisher: A different kind of Star Trek television series debuted in 1993. Deep Space Nine was set not on a starship but a space station near a postcolonial planet still reeling from a genocidal occupation. The crew was led by a reluctant…
Women at Warp in Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and the WGA
The Crew •
Women at Warp stands in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and WGA members as they fight for fair contracts. The last time these two unions were on strike together, 63 years ago, they won residual payments for the first time. Today, they…
Book Review – Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier
Jarrah Hodge •
From the publisher: Unlike works that focus on a limited number of stories/media in this franchise or only offer one expert’s or discipline’s insights, this accessible and multidisciplinary anthology includes analyses from a wide range of scholars and explores ‘Star…