Tag: family

From Captain Kirk to Katrina Cornwell: Star Trek and post-traumatic stress

Anika Dane • January 28, 2019

B'Elanna looks at herself in the mirror healing her injured arm

My first exposure to Star Trek was watching the Original Series episode “Balance of Terror” live on stage. My father was a professor of Theater at Wesleyan University (notable Trek alumni include Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman) and one of…

Mariana Brasil • December 6, 2017

As a woman of active imagination and a science-fiction enthusiast, I could never help but wonder what my life would be like had I been born in Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the future. Would I apply for Starfleet? Would they…